Barbara Dudley Wunderlich

Barbara Dudley Wunderlich

Oct. 9, 1925 - Dec. 10, 2017

After a short illness, Barbara passed away at the age of 92 on Sun. Dec. 10, 2017, with her husband, Mike, by her side at a local hospital in Stockton, CA. They were married for 52 years. Dorian, her son, was in close attendance. Other close family were also nearby. Barbara was born in Portland, OR, on Oct. 9, 1925, to Robert and Anchor McGuire. She grew up on McGuire Island nearby, which belonged to her father's family. McGuire Island was 110 acres in the middle of the Columbia River. Her schooling involved a short boat ride to a neighboring island. Barabara was previously married to Edward Faught. they had two sons, Robert Rene', born in El Centro, CA, and Dorian Douglas, In Portland, OR. She was preceded in death by Edward in Feb.1960 and their Son Robert Rene' in June, 1995. Barbara was devoted, hard - working employee for Payless Drug Store in downtown Stockton and then at the Lincoln Center Payless for 30 years. Barbara's passions were family, gardening, making quilts, and traveling. Barbara crafted beautiful quilts for family, and donated many of her quilts to charity for fundraisers. Receiving a quilt from Barbara was truly a gift of love. In her later years she traveled to Europe, Ireland, Central America, and most of the Western United States. All of her traveling was done with family. She was pleased to have the opportunity to travel to Hawaii with her mother. Barbara had four grandchildren and many great-grandchildren. She was a good and loving friend to everyone she met and never uttered a bad word about anybody. She will be greatly missed by many.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Sat. Jan. 13th, at the Stockton Rod and Gun Club, 3120 Monte Diablo Avenue, Stockton, CA at 12:00pm.