Barbara M. Luna

(Courier News)

BARBARA M. LUNA
AGE: 79 WARREN
Barbara M. Luna, 79, died March 1, 2009, at home. She was born April 1, 1929, in Plainfield, NJ. The daughter of Jessie T. and Frederick L. Meyer, she grew up and worked on their farm until she went to school. She attended Trenton State College, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education. Barbara married Daniel J. Luna on July 14, 1956. They had two children, Daniel F. and Kathleen L. An elementary school teacher for 30 years in the Plainfield public school system, Barbara was passionate about education. Even after she retired in 1994, she continued to return to the school where she taught in Plainfield to read to the school children. Barbara was a long time member of the Republican Club in Warren. She was also a member of the American Legion Post 293 Ladies Auxiliary. She sang in the Bound Brook Community Chorus in her youth, and was an avid gardener all her life. She was a member of the Bound Brook Woman's Literary Club, the New Jersey Education Association, and the National Education Association. She was a longtime member of the Presbyterian Church, Bound Brook. She enjoyed doing crossword puzzles, and was an avid Rutgers and NY Jets football fan.
Barbara is survived by her husband of 53 years, Daniel J. Luna. She is also survived by her son Daniel F. Luna, his wife Christine and grandson, Daniel A., and her daughter Kathleen L. Britt and husband Rory Britt.
Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, March 6, at Hagan - Chamberlain Funeral Home, 225 Mountain Avenue, Bound Brook, with the Reverend Brooks Smith, Interim Pastor of the Presbyterian Church, officiating. Interment will be at Bound Brook Cemetery. Friends will be received at the funeral home 2:00 - 4:00 and 7:00 - 9:00 P.M. Thursday.