Roberts, Barbara (Moon) d. 2002

ROBERTS, MOON

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Date: 8/7/2005 at 15:36:38

PELLA - Barbara "Bobbie" Roberts, 79, of Pella, died Tuesday, Sept. 10, at Griffin Nursing Center in Knoxville.

Her funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday at First Reformed Church in Pella. Visiting hours at Garden Chapel Funeral Home in Pella begin 11 a.m. Thursday, with family present 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday. Burial: 2:30 p.m. Friday at Newton Memorial Park, Newton. Memorials: Central Iowa Hospice or First Reformed Church in Pella.

Barbara Moon was born in Indianola. She lived in Indianola and Newton before moving to Pella, where she had lived for 22 years. She married Riley Roberts on June 16, 1946, at First United Methodist Church in Des Moines. She was retired from employment with the Pella Historical Society. Previously she worked for Maytag for 32 years, and for the Iowa State Medical Library.

She was a member of First Reformed Church in Pella, and was a former member of the Newton Squares and Pella Promenaders square dance groups. She enjoyed sewing, home restoration and square dancing.

She is survived by her husband, Riley Roberts of Pella; a son and daughter-in-law: Forrest and Marilyn Roberts of Lake-in-the-Hills, Ill.; a daughter and son-in-law: Joan D. and John Cisna of Lake Winnebago, Mo.; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Orlin and Josie Halden Moon; two brothers, Howard and Ralph Moon; and a sister, Mary Swenson.

The Oskaloosa Herald, September 11, 2002