Anthony, Barbara Jo

1929 - 2018  (89 years)

• Name	Anthony, Barbara Jo
  Birth	6 Jan 1929	San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	Housewife - Sig Manufacturing
  Burial	Mar 2018	Sheridan Cemetery, Sheridan, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
  Death	13 Mar 2018	Mayflower Community Beebe Hall, Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
  Person ID	I17491	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Family	Rosburg, Henry William "Hank",   b. 22 Sep 1922, Ute, Monona, Iowa, USA d. 27 Feb 2009, Truth or Consequences, Sierra, New Mexico, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	20 Feb 1948
  Children	1. Rosburg, Marcus William,   b. 9 Feb 1954, Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA d. 7 Apr 2014, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA (Age 60 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F2957	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

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  Birth - 6 Jan 1929 - San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA Burial - Mar 2018 - Sheridan Cemetery, Sheridan, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA Death - 13 Mar 2018 - Mayflower Community Beebe Hall, Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Barbara Jo Rosburg, age 89, of Grinnell, Iowa died on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at the Mayflower Community Beebe Hall in Grinnell, Iowa. Barbara Jean “Jo” Anthony was born the daughter of Ralph Ray Anthony and Helen Louise (Wheeler) Anthony on January 6, 1929, in San Jose, California. Her family moved to Brooklyn, Iowa, where she was raised and educated. In 1931, she graduated from Brooklyn High School with the class of 1947. Jo was united in marriage to Henry “Hank” William Rosburg on February 20, 1948. The couple was blessed with three children, Juanita, Marcus and Audrey. They farmed near Hartwick, Iowa for two years before moving south of Deep River, where they farmed together for 56 years. In 1970 Jo began working at Sig Manufacturing in Montezuma and worked there for fifteen years until her retirement in 1985. In their retirement years, Jo and Hank began traveling and fell in love with the Cedar Edge, Colorado area and resided there until 1997. In 2000, they purchased property in Winston, New Mexico and lived there until Hank’s passing in 2009. Jo moved to Grinnell to be closer to her family. She moved to the Mayflower Community in 2013 and has resided in Beebe Hall. Jo’s enjoyments included cooking, sewing, knitting and gardening. Jo is survived by her daughters, Juanita Pfantz of Grinnell and Audrey Perez of Las Vegas, Nevada; two grandsons, Chris (Amy) Pfantz of Tama, Iowa and Kelly (Lori) Pfantz of Iowa City, Iowa; seven great grandchildren; sister, Jane Arnold of Florissant, Missouri; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Henry; son, Marcus; and siblings, Donald, Daniel, Warren, Roger, Thomas, Virginia Barton, and Marjorie Sparrgrove. Visitation was held prior to her service, beginning at 10:00 am. A memorial service was held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 17, 2018, in the Carman Center of the Mayflower Community, 600 Park Street in Grinnell followed by a luncheon at 12:00 p.m. A private family inurnment service will take place at Sheridan Cemetery in Poweshiek Co., Iowa at a later date. Memorials may be designated to Grinnell Regional Hospice and mailed in care of the Smith Funeral Home, PO Box 368, Grinnell, Iowa 50112. Info from http://www.smithfh.com Provided by Nancy Stepanek Rosburg 20 Mar 2018