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Barbara (Van Pelt) MacLaren

1924 - 2013

Barbara (Van Pelt) MacLaren obituary, 1924-2013, San Diego, CA

Barbara MacLaren Obituary

In loving memory of Barbara (Van Pelt) MacLaren, born September 8, 1924, who passed away peacefully at home on June 2, 2013. She was 88 years old.
Barbara attended Hoover High School and graduated from San Diego High school. She was a member of the Ramona Seventh Day Adventist Church which she faithfully attended for eight years. She will be missed greatly.
She is survived by four sisters, Louise Topjian, Lois Kimball, Nola Rudd and Raylene Williamson; daughter, Heather of Tacoma, WA; seven grandchildren, Candis Perez, Barbara and Samantha MacLaren, Blake and Kinisha Porter and Joey and Casey Fritz; daughter-in-law, Kathy MacLaren; and one great-grandchild, Kennedy. She is pre-deceased by husband, Norman MacLaren Jr.; daughter, Sharon Fritz; son, Norman D. MacLaren lll; and grandchild, Jennifer MacLaren.
Services will be held Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at 1:00 pm at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Point Loma.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Ramona Sentinel from Jun. 20 to Jul. 18, 2013.

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