Barbara A. Rabbitt

Gowrie – Barbara A. Rabbitt 83, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015 at the Gowrie Care Center. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 7, at Zion Lutheran Church, Gowrie, with Pastor Jim Davis officiating. Burial will be at Gowrie Township Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 6, at the Palmer Funeral Home, Gowrie. Memorials may be made left to the discretion of the family. Barbara is survived by her children, Terry (Greg) Swanson of Shawnee, KS, Sherri (Hank) Hattendorf of Arlington, TX, Paulette (Lonnie) Carlson of Gowrie, Tom Rabbitt Jr. of Twin Lakes, Cindi (Mike) McDonald of Waukee, and Pat (Terry) Rabbitt of Greenfield; 17 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; her brother Alan (Nancy) Burger of Gowrie; sister-in-law Kay Burger Miller of Gowrie; and brother-in-law Mike Rabbitt of Great Falls, Montana; and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Thomas Rabbitt Sr.; parents, Rudolph and Evelyn (Lind) Burger; brother Arlo Burger; and sisters, Joanne Lennarson and Beth Underwood. Barbara Ann Burger was born April 9, 1931 at Harcourt, Iowa. She attended school at Lanyon. On September 21, 1951 she was united in marriage to Thomas Rabbitt in Atlanta, Georgia. Barbara worked as a secretary for Farmer's Coop until her retirement in 1995. Thomas passed away in 2000. In 2004, Barbara became a resident of the Gowrie Care Center. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, the American Legion Auxilary, and the Gowrie Golf and Country Club.