In loving memory of

Barbara Venteicher
April 17, 1941 - October 23, 2007

 Visitation

Sunday October 28, 2007

After 2:30 PM

Ohde Twit Funeral Home

Carroll, Iowa 
 

Rosary

3:00 PM

Vigil Service

7:00 PM

 

Mass of Christian Burial

Monday October 29, 2007

10:30 AM

St. Lawrence Catholic Church

Carroll, Iowa

 

Celebrant

Fr. Timothy Schott

 

Burial

Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Carroll, Iowa

 

Casket Bearers

Jim Woerdehoff, Rob Woerdehoff, Chris Woerdehoff,

Coy Butner, Roger (Chico) Kanne, and Elmer Venteicher

 

Lector

Melissa Kessenich

 

Gift Bearers

A.J. Venteicher, Jacob Venteicher, and Sadie Bauck

 

Eucharistic Ministers

Judy Stricker and Judy Feld

 

 

            Barbara was born April 17, 1941 in Carroll, Iowa to A.J. and Elizabeth (Schwenk) Carlson.  She died Tuesday evening October 23, 2007 at St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll, Iowa.

            Barbara graduated from Kuemper High School in Carroll and worked for many years for the Telephone Company in Carroll.  She also had her own baking service for families in the Carroll area.  She worked for many years with her daughter Gina at Enchanted Gardens in Carroll.  The most important people in her life were her many family and friends who knew her as Nana?.

            On December 17, 1960 she married Ralph Venteicher in Omaha, Nebraska.

            She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Ralph Venteicher in 2006.

            She is survived by her daughters Gina Bauck and fianc Coy Butner of Carroll, Jennifer (Jordan) Venteicher of Des Moines, Iowa; son Jeff Venteicher of Omaha, Nebraska; sisters Jeannie Woederhoff and husband Jim of Bridgman, Michigan, Christine Martin, Julie Carlson, Maria Ranta all of Olympia,Washington; brothers Jim Carlson, Steve Carlson, Denny Carlson, Doug Carlson, and Mike Carlson all of Olympia, Washington; four grandchildren and 6 step grandchildren; many nieces and nephews;

 

 

Tributes

Cindy (Bryan) Alley wrote on Oct 31, 2007:

"I saw Barb's obituary on the Carroll Daily Times Herald website. So sorry for the loss of such a wonderful lady! My thoughts and prayers are with you all."

Shawn (Linkey) Persell wrote on Oct 29, 2007:

"I read of Barb's death on the Carroll website. Please know you are in our thoughts and prayers."

Julie Brincks Pyburn and family wrote on Oct 25, 2007:

"Aunt Jean and Uncle Jim our prayers are with you and your family love Julie Tom Kasey Jeremy"

the cooper's eric,jenny, pat, and dan wrote on Oct 24, 2007:

"AUNT JEAN, UNCLE JIM SO VERY SORRY ABOUT BARD, WHAT A WONDERFUL LADY. OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU ALL. GOD BLESS"