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Dorothy Barna Obituary
AGE: 94 • Voorhees
Dorothy Louise Barna passed away after a period of declining health on September 27, 2015. She will be remembered for her dedication to mothers and children. Dorothy, fifth of the seven children of John and Anna Barna, was born in Oneida, PA. She graduated from St. Mary Nursing School in Philadelphia. Dorothy worked at St. Agnes Hospital and for many years in the office of Dr. Theodore Cianfrani, an obstetrician. She earned her bachelor's degree at Glassboro University. She served as a school nurse at St. Joseph, East Camden and St. Francis de Sales, Barrington. Dorothy worked at St. John the Baptist pre-natal clinic in North Camden and taught CCD to children at St. Francis. She helped raise the children of two of her sisters. She was devoted to her family and faith. She is survived by twelve loving and grateful nieces and nephews.
There will be a visitation from 9:30 to 10:30am Friday morning at St. Andrew the Apostle Church, 120 United States Avenue E., Gibbsboro, NJ 08026. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10:30am. Interment private at the request of the family. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Dorothy's name to Catholic Partnership Schools, 808 Market Street, Camden, NJ 08102. Family and friends may share memories at www.GardnerFuneralHome.com.
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Memories and Condolences
for Dorothy Barna
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Joe Anyzek
October 3, 2015
May you RIP Ms. Barna
Nancy Barna
October 1, 2015
Joan, Jim and Extended Families:
Two words that immediately come to mind when I remember Dorothy are "simple" and "joyful".
Our last visit with Dorothy was one filled with her talking about the joy of her life - her family. We talked of those joys - memories shared of those gone before her and the joys of the young children in the family - our future.
Having lost all of my own father's six sisters at a very young age, I cherished the Barna women as surrogate Aunts. They were the only "Aunts" I had for most of our marriage. Our children enjoyed their Barrington visits with the Barna women (and of course, with Norman).
Dorothy lived such a peaceful life. There is something to be said about that. Joy is simple. Dorothy knew the formula for achieving that joy -the family.
As I reflect back on my weekend visiting the Holy Father at Independence Mall, He reminded us all how important family is. Dorothy knew that was the only joy she would ever need to live a blessed life.
Let's pray that we all find that joy in our own lives as we celebrate the life of a woman who knew simple joy.
Fondly Remembering The Simple Joy of Dorothy,
Peace.
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