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Barbara Kathryn Born:
February 17, 1930, St. Joseph, MO Marriages: Children: |
Ruth Says:
Barbara never complained. Before
she died she said “Well, I got to taste some of all of life.
I got to grow up, get married and have a baby.”
Ruth took care of Curtis for seven or eight months after Barbara died -
then Ruth got pregnant with her twins, and Norman took Curtis to Seattle and
hired a housekeeper. Curtis is
married to Cindi and they have a son, Alex, (named after his grandfather) born
in 1986. Curtis and Cindi both have Master’s Degrees, live in Spokane,
Washington, where he works for New England Life Insurance.
Norman Thornburg married Esther. The
last time Ruth heard from them they were in Mt. Home, Idaho.
Esther’s father was a minister.
Lynne Remembers:
We lived in Tacoma when Barbara died. I went with
Mother to Madigan Army Hospital to visit when Barbara was hospitalized.
Grandma Gardiner sat quietly by Barbara’s bed.
Seems to me that Barbara and
Curtis were staying with Ruth and her family in Fife.
Norman was in the Navy. Mother
brought some of Barbara’s clothes home for me after she died - I particularly
remember pairs of “pedal
pushers” and sleeveless blouses.
Diane Remembers:
I was young and don’t have too many memories but I do remember Norman and a
big, slobbery boxer dog named “Toby”. I barely remember Curtis (baby?)
Gail Remembers:
I remember how cute she was. She
was always laughing. At her house
she babysat me some and I can still see the bedroom door with so many clothes on
the knob I wondered why they didn’t fall off.
Barb Remembers:
She died 364 days before my birth, but I got her name!!
Thanks!
Del Remembers:
Barbara was the first Gardiner daughter I met.
In 1947 Bud Cody was living with his Mother near the market owned by my
father - she would come in for groceries and chat prior to her marriage.
Lois Remembers:
Mischievous, charmer, long-suffering and one-of-a-kind.
I can hardly wait to see her again.