Kathleen Barry

A Life Remembered

Kathleen "Lavonne" Barry

Born
August 29, 1921
Lyons, Nebraska

Died
June 18, 2005
Omaha, Nebraska

Services
Fouts Funeral Home
Woodbine, Iowa
Wednesday, June 22, 2005, at 3:00 pm

Clergy Elder Gary Lee

Musician Margaret Cotton

Vocalist Max Poe

Selections "In The Garden"
"Precious Lord Take My Hand"

Pall Bearers
Richard Barry, Bryan Barry
Bob Barry, Don Barry

Final Resting Place
Woodbine Cemetery
Woodbine, Iowa

Kathleen "LaVonne" (Gilbert) Barry was born August 29, 1921, to Ira and Mary Leona (Wilson) Gilbert in Lyons, Nebraska. She graduated from Woodbine Normal High School and was married in 1940 to Robert L. Barry. The couple lived in rural Harrison County until their retirement. The couple moved to Blair, Nebraska in 1973. In the early 1990s they moved to Omaha, Nebraska. Bob died on October 22, 1996.

LaVonne enjoyed gardening, cooking and playing cards. She also enjoyed listening to music and playing the piano. In the mornings she would play revelry to wake her children.

LaVonne died Saturday, June 18, 2005, at Infinia Healthcare of Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska attaining the age of 83 years, nine months, and 20 days.

Lavonne was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two brothers, Oscar and Cecil Gilbert; and two sisters, Leone Biddle and Irene McCune. She is survived by her three children, Bob Barry of Denver, Colorado, Don Barry of Elk Horn, Nebraska, Cheryl Foster of Kalamazoo, Michigan; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.