Barbara L. Blickhan

1935 - 2025

Barbara L. (Hagerbaumer) Blickhan, age 89, of Mendon, died on Sunday, March 9, 2025, in Blessing Hospital. She was born on October 28, 1935, in Quincy, Illinois, the daughter of Paul and Louise (Slagheck) Hagerbaumer. Barbara married John Blickhan on August 8, 1953, in St. Peter Catholic Church. They celebrated their 71st anniversary in 2024. He preceded her in death on February 3, 2025.

She was a mother, and a hardworking farmwife. In her younger years she was a waitress at local restaurants, and she later became a Certified Nursing Assistant. Barb was employed at Sunset Home for 11 years, retiring in 2000.

She was a devout Catholic and active member of St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church in Mendon. Barb was honored to receive the Our Lady of Good Counsel Women of Distinction Award in 2017, an award given to outstanding women in each parish in the Springfield Diocese. She prayed the rosary daily and during Lent said the Stations of the Cross. She kept a daily journal for years, recording all the things that were important to her. Barb was at-heart, a caregiver and shared her motherly love with many.

Barb was skilled as a pencil artist; she was also talented at crocheting and embroidering. She hand-made treasured baptismal garments for each of her grandchildren.

Barb adored animals, from caring for the farm animals, riding horses, to her favorite family dog, Lucy. She had a passion for doing puzzles, growing flowers, mowing grass on her John Deere mower, and she liked driving a tractor and cultivating the fields.

Survivors include her children, Janet (Eugene) Stuckman of Quincy; Judy (Jeff) Marlow of Ballwin, MO; Kent (Lisa) Blickhan of Shelbyville, MO; Donna (Terry) Hurshman of West Liberty, IA; Kevin Blickhan of Quincy; Carol (Rob) Haistings of Quincy; Christopher (Rita) Blickhan of Mendon, and Craig Blickhan of Fowler, IL.

A sister: Sally (Andrew) Blaesing of Ballwin, MO.

Grandchildren: Brooke (Chad) Morrison of Atalissa, IA; Joshua (Kacey) Stuckman of Golden, IL; Abby (Nathan) Pilcher of Marion, IA; Gabriel Stuckman of Carbondale, IL; Lucas (Amber) Haistings of Quincy; Emily (Mason) Garcia of West Liberty, IA; Garin (Emily Kreiter) Marlow of Minneapolis, MN; Samuel Marlow of Newnan, GA: Lindsay (Joseph) Hoebing of Mendon, IL; Jason (Kiona) Wright of Quincy; Deborah Blickhan of Ursa, IL; Morgan Blickhan (fiancé David Walker) of Quincy; Jonathon (Courtney) Blickhan of Schaller, IA; Megan (Ivan II) Teskey of Fort Irwin, CA; Douglas Blickhan of Ursa, IL and Elizabeth Blickhan of Fowler, IL.

Great Grandchildren: Paige (Schroeder) Jodouin of Las Vegas, NV; Isabel, Amelia, and Ava Morrison of Atalissa, IA; Chloe, Elena and Lindy Pilcher of Marion, IA; Dakoda and Adyson Stuckman of Golden, IL; Hadlee and Huxleigh Haistings of Quincy; Ivan Teskey III of Fort Irwin, CA: Colsen Blickhan of Schaller, IA; Lewis, Javy and Nico Garcia of West Liberty, IA; and Livia, Ryker, and Charleigh Wright of Quincy, IL. Nieces and nephews also survive.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Louise Hagerbuamer, a sister, Connie Murphy, a daughter, Deborah Anne Blickhan, a daughter in law, Melissa (Flesner) Blickhan, a granddaughter, Kristin Schroeder, and a great grandson, Weston Morrison.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, March 17, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church in Mendon, by Rev. Scott Snider. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Quincy. Visitation will be Sunday from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.at Duker & Haugh Funeral Home in Quincy, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church or Blessing Hospice Foundation. Messages may be shared online at www.dukerandhaugh.com