Barbara Duwe Obituary
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Barbara was born on July 27, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan to Alfred and Leona (Gillett) Colclough. She grew up in the Detroit area where she graduated from high school. On August 18, 1962 in Detroit, Barbara was married to Larry William Duwe. She worked for Detroit Edison for many years until her retirement. The couple moved to the Higgins Lake area from Saginaw in 1981. Barbara was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Houghton Lake and was a longtime volunteer at Grayling Mercy Hospital Emergency Room.
Surviving Mrs. Duwe are many nieces and nephews including; Ann (Mark) Grohman of Saginaw, Brian Duwe of Anchorage, AK, Cathy (Steve) Hoerauf of Higgins Lake, Mary (Neal) Dobberke of Rochester, MN, Michael (Janis) Duwe of Oracle, AZ, Todd (Joyce) Duwe of Soldotna, AK, and Tom (Terri) Lehman of Litchfield, MI; and her sister-in-law, Janet Duwe of Houghton Lake and cousin, Shirley Gensley of Houghton Lake, cousins; Greg (Mary Jo Firth-Gillett) Gillet of Pleasant Ridge, Douglas (Donna) Gillet of SC, Daniel (Su) Gillett of Mounds View, MN and Alan Gillett of Harrison Twp. Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Larry Duwe, sister, Carol (Lois) Colclough, and nephews Chip (Barb) Duwe and Karl Duwe. A special thank you for the care and friendship given to Barbara by the staff at The Brook of Houghton Lake and Heartland Home Health Care and Hospice.
Funeral Services for Barbara Louise Duwe will be conducted at 11:00 am Thursday February 27, 2025 from Christler Funeral Home, Houghton Lake Chapel with Pastor Paul Kruse officiating. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Lyon Township. Visitation will be held on Thursday February 27, 2025 from 10:00 am until the time of the service at 11:00 am. Barbara requested that, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in her memory be directed to a charity of the donor's choice. Christler Funeral Home, Houghton Lake Chapel is serving the family. Condolences can be sent to the family online at www.christler-holdship.com
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Dan Gillett
February 23, 2025
Something I remember about Barb was her talking about never telling Larry about her fishing experiences, she didn´t want him to know that she knew how to clean fish, so she wouldn´t end up having to do it for him.
Another thing was Barb was always so busy, golfing, volunteering at the hospital.
She will be greatly missed.
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