Julia (Anderson) CLAUDE BARZ

ANDERSON, BARZ, CLAUDE, ROLAND, ELM

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:43

July 5, 1970 ---- July 5, 2019

KEVIN and JULIA BARZ

Julia (Anderson) Barz, age 49, of Hampton, Iowa, died on July 5, 2019. She, and her husband Kevin, passed away from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Julia was born July 5, 1970, to Dallas and Linda Anderson. She graduated from Dows High School in 1988 and PCI School of Cosmetology, where she later became an instructor. Julia enjoyed owning her own salon in Williams, Iowa for many years and continued to do hair for friends and family. She was most recently working at Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion, Iowa as a secretary in the Radiology Department. Julia loved tending to her flower gardens, baking, going to the wellness center and spending time with her family that she loved so dearly.

Julia and Rodney Claude had two children, Kelanie and Kolton. She later married Kevin Barz on August 4, 2011, and settled on Kevin’s family farm outside of Hampton, Iowa. Julia welcomed Kevin’s children, Taryn, Coleton James and Trey as family. The last eight years, they spent many hours traveling to activities and events supporting their children in any way they could. The love they shared for each other, their family and their friends was evident in every handshake and hug. They made memories with each person they encountered and they will remain in the hearts of those forever.

Julia was preceded in death by her father Dallas Anderson, all four grandparents and two uncles. Left to mourn, daughter Kelanie Claude and fiance Brady Roland, son Kolton Claude, step-children Taryn, Coleton and Trey Barz, mother Linda Anderson, siblings Wendy (Jeff) Elm, Bret (Michele) Anderson and Terry (Kari) Anderson, nieces and nephews and many more family members and dear friends.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 13, 2019, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hampton. Visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Friday, July 12, 2019, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hampton. Burial will take place in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in rural Hampton.

Daily Freeman Journal -- Webster City, Iowa
July 9, 2019

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IOWA FALLS -- Two Hampton residents were killed after officials say another car with three teenagers failed to stop at an intersection. The crash happened just after 9 p.m. Friday at the intersection of U.S. Highway 65 and County Highway D25 near Iowa Falls, according to the Iowa State Patrol, which released the information Saturday morning.

Kevin Barz, 63, and Julia Barz, 49, both of Hampton, were both pronounced dead after the crash. Neither were wearing seat belts, according to the patrol.

Dawson Kitzman, 16, of Beaman; Kade Manship, 16, of Eldora; and Justin Mesch, 17, of New Providence, were all transported to Hansen Family Hospital in Iowa Falls by Iowa Falls Ambulance for unknown injuries. All three teenagers were wearing seat belts, according to the patrol.

According to the patrol, Kitzman was driving a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado eastbound on County Highway D25 and failed to stop and yield at the intersection with U.S. Highway 65. The Silverado struck a 2017 GMC Acadia driven by Kevin Barz, who was northbound on Highway 65, according to the patrol.

Both vehicles entered the northeast ditch of the intersection, and the Silverado also struck a utility pole.

Iowa Falls Police, Iowa Falls Fire, Alden Fire, the Hardin County Sheriff's Office and Hardin County Emergency Squad all assisted with the crash.

Kevin and Julia Barz were married in 2011, according to Kevin's Facebook profile, which noted they lived in the unincorporated community of Bradford. Kevin noted he was self-employed, while Julia's occupation was listed as a radiology secretary and scheduler at Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion.

The Iowa State Patrol had originally said Kevin Barz was the one who failed to stop, then corrected themselves in a release Saturday afternoon.

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier -- Waterloo, Iowa
July 6, 2019