Barbara J. Mohr (1922-2022)

MOHR, GRAVES

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 2/27/2022 at 10:48:31

Barbara J. Mohr

May 27, 1922-February 23, 2022

ELDRIDGE-Barbara J. Mohr, 99, of Eldridge, passed away on February 23 at the Grand Haven Retirement Community in Eldridge.

Her funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 2, at Faith Lutheran Church in Eldridge. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 and on Wednesday one hour before the services. Burial will follow in Pine Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Faith Lutheran Church or the Eldridge Fire Department.

Barb was born May 27, 1922. Her family moved to Davenport in 1936 and she was a 1940 graduate of Davenport High School. She married to Alvin "Whitey" Mohr in 1944. He preceded her in death in 2014.

Barb and Whitey had farmed west of Eldridge and she had worked for the former Bettendorf Medical Center for many years.

She had been a 4-H leader, Past-President of Luther Manor and had volunteered with the Heart Association of Scott County. Barb was honored as "Senior Citizen Queen" of the Mississippi Valley Fair in 1997 and was supportive of the athletic and music boosters of the North Scott School District.

Left to honor her memory include her sons, Dennis Mohr, Alan Mohr (Michelle Rolsch), Larry Mohr and John (Cathy) Mohr; her grandchildren, Eric Mohr (Angie), Ryan (Leslie) Mohr, Nathan Mohr, Jennifer Bunn (Wayne), Logan Bunn, Alex Mohr (Madi) and Logan Mohr.

Barb was preceded in death by her husband, son, David Mohr and adopted son, Bob Graves; brother and sister-in-law, Fred & Erleen Horton; and daughter-in-law, Donna Mohr.

Barb's family would like to express special thanks to the doctors, nurses and staffs of Grand Haven and Heartland Hospice for all of their generous care and comfort they provided for Barb.

Barb's full obituary may be found at www.McGinnis-Chambers.com.