Barbara Dunn

Barbara Dunn, age 85, went into higher consciousness on December 12, 2023, taken by a fast-growing cancer.
A celebration of Barb’s life will be held on Saturday, December 30, 2023 at Herman-Taylor Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM with a private family service to follow.
Barbara and her twin sister, Beatrice, were born in Wisconsin Rapids on April 9, 1938, at Riverview Hospital to Catherine and Henry Ebsen, Sr.
Barbara attended S.S. Peter and Paul Grade School, Assumption High School, Cardinal Stritch College and the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, where she earned a B.S. in Education. She married her beloved spouse, James Dunn on May 2, 1964.
She loved being with her dear children, their spouses, and grandchildren: Mike, his wife, Jenn, and their son, Dominic; Patty, her husband, Troy Halbur, and their sons, Cort, his wife, Katherine, and Jared, his wife, Payton; Andrea, her husband, Donald Pionek, and their children, Sophia and Daniel; and Richard, his wife, Lana. It was her special joy to be with them in their varied activities and took great pleasure in
keeping the memories in their many, many photo albums.
She enjoyed teaching full and part-time in the public and parochial schools, personal growth classes at St. Lawrence, and bridge classes at the Lowell Center. She valued her prayer groups, her birthday club,
her many book study groups and her bridge club. She enjoyed hiking, biking, playing cards, and kayaking, which she took up at age 77.
Family, spirituality, and healthy living were her main priorities. She treasured all in their journeys.
Barb always gave of her time and talents in volunteering at so many places, some of which were The Alexander House, Bethesda Thrift Shop, the Chamber of Commerce, The Neighborhood Table, St. Lawrence Fish Fry and other events at the church, teaching Bridge at the Senior Center and teaching English as a Second Language which she did up until the first week of October 2023.
Besides her immediate family, she is also survived by her sisters-in-law, Betty Ebsen and Louise (Ron) Graf and brothers-in-law; Bill (Carle) Dunn, David (Janet) Dunn, Larry (Diane) Dunn, and Dennis (Romaine) Dunn. She is also survived by numerous nephews and nieces.
She was preceded in death by her parents and 8 brothers and 5 sisters and in-laws; Val Langlois, Paul and Marlene Ebsen, Henry Jr. and Marjean Ebsen, Joan and Ben Erickson, Rita and Ray Heath, Betty and Jim Miner, Jerome Ebsen, Jim and Pat Ebsen, Mark Ebsen, Dickie Ebsen, Donald Ebsen, Ronald Ebsen, and
Beatrice Ebsen.
At Barb’s request, in lieu of flowers the family will make donations to Sr. Carla – Daughters of the Pieta, the St. Vincent Mission in David, KY, and Father Boyle of Homeboy Industries, Los Angeles, CA.