Barbara Labens

Barbara Labens obituary

Barbara Labens

Barbara Labens Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Dryer Funeral Home, Inc. on Aug. 23, 2025.

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Barbara J. Labens of Oscoda, MI passed away August 22, 2025 at the age of 82. Barbara was one of 3 siblings and was born in Detroit, Michigan on September 15, 1942 to Harry and Shirley Hallop. Barbara is survived by four children; Kurtis (Tammy) Skurda, Scott Skurda, Mark Skurda, and Michelle (Eugene) Hawley; 13 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and her brother Donald Hallop. Barbara and her husband Phillip Labens owned the Tobacco Row shop in Oscoda, she loved yard and estate sales as she was an avid art glass collector. She was preceded in death by her parents, her beloved husband Phillip Labens and her sister, Geralyn Locke.

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