Martha Ann BARRY
BARRY, HARBACHECK, PUMP, MCCARVILLE, SHIMA, LUDWING, TENNANT, DUNSHEE
Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:07:00
Martha Ann Barry
18 December 1951 --- 12 April 2022Martha Ann Barry, 70, Hiawatha, died April 12, 2022 at Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. Services were held April 20 at St. Pius CX Catholic Church. A public graveside service will be held Thursday, April 21 at 1 p.m. at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery near Belmond. Cedar Memorial Park Funeral home is in charge of arrangements, with assistance from Andrews Funeral Home.
Martha was born Dec. 18, 1951 in Belmond to Raymond and Helen (Harbacheck) Barry. She graduated from Belmond High School in 1970 and Mt. Mercy College in Cedar Rapids in 1974.
Martha was a passionate advocate for children and education. She taught at the elementary level at St. Lawrence Catholic School in Carroll for 25 years. She also worked for Mercy Medical Center North Iowa in Mason City. After moving to Hiawatha, Martha tutored elementary children. She volunteered in childcare at St. Pius X Catholic Church and served as a board member of the Catherine McAuley Center. She was also active with Mt. Mercy University.
She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her sister Mary Ann Barry of Hiawatha; cousin and godson Barry Pump of Washington, DC; cousins Michael (Dee) McCarville of Kalamazoo, MI; Dick (Diane) McCarville of Fort Dodge; Ann (Jerry) Tennant of Sunnyvale, CA; Jane Shima of Albuquerque, NM; Susan (Hubert) Ludwing of Farmington, MN; Sarah McCarville of Apple Valley, MN; Diane Dunshee of Anthem, AZ; and Robert (Theresa) Barry of St. Paul, MN.
Memorials are suggested to the Catherine McAuley Center in Cedar Rapids.
Belmond Independent -- Belmond, Iowa
April 19, 2022
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