BARBARA T. VOELM

Laura,
I just saw you note regarding my dad.....oh it is awful and to find out you are going through the same thing - I am so sorry! Lori (Heeter) Thomas

Dear Laura and Lianne,
I send my deepest sympathy to you upon the loss of your mother. Our lives intersected through the years beginning at Prairie and Homestead, but more recently at Brookwood Elementary School where Barbara was a reading teacher. She was bright, gracious, and always friendly. May your happy memories of your mom sustain you through these difficult days.
Marcia Rinehart

There simply aren't enough words to say what you mean to me. I'm already missing your verbose voicemails, sage and spiritual words of encouragement, photos of you and your beautiful grandchildren on your Christmas card, and your fantastic handwritten prayers and poems that always stay on my fridge until then yellow. What a void you've left that can never be filled. So much love and thanks for being Barbara Beyond Amazing!

My husband, Richard, and I were on the England trip wih Barbara and enjoyed getting to know her. The 3 of us went to see "Les Miserables", a real highlight of the trip. we were so sorry about her passing, but so glad she had a great time with her friends.

My dear sister, Barbara, your life was much too short! You had alot more living to do, more ideas to share and more love to give. I thank you for all the love and caring you had for me over the years. You would have done anything for me, as you did for so many others. You had great strength, a wonderful sense of humor, always positive, always generous and always going out of your way for others... giving a helping hand whenever possible. If I needed an idea you were always quick to fill in...

What a focused woman Barbara was. She had "all" her priorities right:

Her love for her family. Her dedication to her students. Her steadfast friensdship. Her devotion to her religion and her joy for living.

Barbara certainly made an impact on all who knew her and loved her.

Love and care to Barbara's family. She was a good friend and "sister of the heart" with our Monday group. We will all miss her smiling face and cheerful attitude.

We miss you so much, Auntie B! There are so many happy memories that we hold close....the Christmas road trips you made to Minnesota when it was -20 with blowing snow, the fun times swimming at the Lake, walking to the turnaround with you four times in one day and hiding in your potato chip closet to surprise our arrival and then going trick or treating in your neighborhood because our flight back to Minnesota was overbooked. You were so kind with such with a sweet, caring, generous...

This was an amazing woman. She taught me to love reading. My sympathy to the family.