Barbara Eleanor Haberkorn

1936 - 2024

Barbara Eleanor Haberkorn
November 3, 1936 - May 27, 2024
Barbara passed away in Hospice with her beloved husband, Jim Haberkorn, at her side who she met in Chicago and married on July 24, 1981. The daughter of Graham B. and Mildred Heise Mann, she was born in Santa Rosa, CA, graduated from Santa Rosa High School in 1954 and went on to Santa Rosa Junior College and the University of California at Berkeley.
She was predeceased by her parents and brother, Robert G. Mann. She is survived by her husband, sons Jeffrey Koenig, Missoula, MT and Jonathan Koenig, Nampa, ID, brother Gary (Randy) Santa Rosa, sister-in-law Charlotte Mann, Gig Harbor, WA, cousin Nancy Atwater, Olympia, WA and numerous nephews.
Before retirement she was employed in Chicago as an Administrative Assistant for both the Corporate Controller and a Group Vice President of a NYSE international holding company.
A parishioner of St. Eugene Cathedral, she was honored to be a Lector and Eucharistic Minister. Barbara was a 30-year member of PEO, most recently Chapter HJ, a philanthropic organization supporting the education of Women in need. An accomplished embroiderer, she was an at-large member of the American Needlepoint Guild of America and a life member of the Embroiderers' Guild of America. She was the winner of many awards including Best of Show at the 2012 Sonoma County Fair.
She loved all kinds of music and was a member of the Winifred Baker Chorale in Marin County for several years. She was an avid supporter of the Sonoma County Philharmonic Orchestra and the Santa Rosa Symphony.
She will be remembered for her loving nature, intelligence, quick wit, kindness toward others, cheerfulness and wonderful smile.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated on June 5 at St Eugene Cathedral, Santa Rosa, CA at 11:00am preceded by the recitation of the Rosary at 10:30am. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the P.E.O Foundation, 3700 Grand Ave. Des Moines, IA 50312.