Barbara (Terry) Meysenburg
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Richard - 1958
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Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 7A Obituary - November 15, 2018
Barbara Meysenburg April 15, 1932 - November 13, 2018
Barbara Meysenburg passed away on November 13, 2018, at the age of 86, as a result of a brain tumor. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Richard Meysenburg; daughters, Beth Meysenburg, Anne Meysenburg (Forrest Harris), and Clare Meysenburg (Mark Miller); four wonderful grandsons, and sister, Mildred Kauth. Preceding her in death are her mother, Anna Lou (Melton) Terry; father, James Herbert Terry; brother, John, and sisters, Betty Spencer and Emma Jo Armstrong. Barbara was born in Hannibal, Missouri on April 15, 1932. She graduated from Hannibal High School, and Michael Reese Hospital School of Nursing in Chicago, Illinois. She started her long nursing career in Waterloo, Iowa, where she met Richard and married in 1958. While raising her family in Cedar Falls, Iowa, she also worked as a hospital floor nurse, nursing school instructor, and university health services nurse, and earned a BA in biology from the University of Northern Iowa. Richard and Barbara moved to Grand Junction, Colorado in 1992, where she worked at the V.A. hospital. Barbara will be remembered for her lifelong service to family, friends, and the community. She was an active member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, the Grand Junction Symphony Guild, Outing Club, and Newcomers Club. She volunteered for the Colorado National Monument and the Ride the Rails interpretive program. She will be remembered for her enjoyment of life and her love of entertaining with fine dinners. She was an outdoor enthusiast, enjoying bicycling, hiking, camping, and downhill and cross-country skiing. Her greatest adventures were bicycling across the U.S. at age 64, learning to ski at age 68, hiking several of Colorado’s fourteeners, mountain biking the White Rim, and several European bicycling tours. She will be remembered for falling off her skis and bikes more than once, but always getting back up and looking for the next grand adventure. She lived! Visitation will be Friday November 16, 2018, at CallahanEdfast Mortuary from 5 - 7:00 p.m. Memorial Mass will be held Saturday, November 17, at St Joseph’s Catholic Church at 10:30 a.m., with a luncheon following. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph Music Ministry at 230 North 3rd Street, Grand Junction, CO 81501. Internment in Saint Mary’s and Saint Peter’s Catholic Cemetery near Bellwood, Nebraska.
