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Barbara Van Hook

[November 12, 2010]  MOUNT PULASKI -- Barbara Grace Van Hook, 94, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010, at 4 a.m. at Vonderlieth Living Center.

Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski.

Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. John's Lutheran Church in Mount Pulaski, with the Rev. David Hofer officiating.

Burial will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery

Mrs. Van Hook had been a second-grade teacher at Mount Pulaski Grade School.

She was born June 14, 1916, in Webster City, Iowa. Her parents were Wilbur and Grace Kautz Barnes. She married Harry Van Hook in June 6, 1941, Tullahomo, Tenn. He preceded her in death on July 18, 2005.

She is survived by two daughters, Jo Ann (and Richard) Milligan of Riverside, Calif., and Mary Ann Van Hook of Chicago; one son, Robert (and Linda) Van Hook of Forsyth; five grandchildren, Lisa Van Hook, Michael Van Hook, Christopher Milligan, Tarik Van Hook Denden and Sharif Van Hook Denden; and five great-grandchildren, Nicole Cooper, Christian Milligan, Malia Milligan, Zachary Van Hook and Caroline Van Hook.

She was also preceded in death by one sister, Mary June Way.

She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Mount Pulaski and Mount Pulaski American Legion Auxiliary Post 447.

She was in the 1934 graduating class of Mount Pulaski High School and earned a teaching degree from Illinois State University.

A special thanks to all of her caretakers who made her life so much happier in the last few years. A special thank you to Dr. Kasa of Lincoln and all of the wonderful people who made the last part of her life comfortable at Vonderlieth Living Center.

Memorials may be made to St. John's Lutheran Church, Vonderlieth Living Center or Mount Pulaski EMS.

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