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Barbara Lee Schneidewind

 

PORTAGE  --  Barbara Lee Schneidewind, age 53, of Portage, died on Monday, December 29, 2008 at University Hospital in Madison.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, January 5, 2008 at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Portage, with the Rev. Alan Boeck officiating.  Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on Monday at the church.  The Pflanz Mantey Mendrala Funeral Home in Portage is assisting the family.

Barbara was born on September 9, 1955 in Portage, the daughter of Dale and Rose (Parrot) Simerson.  She was a school bus driver for fourteen years.  Barbara was an advocate for abused women.  She conducted a support group and was President of the Strive board for 4 years.  She was a member of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Portage. 

She is survived by two children, Julia (Ryan) Greene, Portage and Chris (Alecia) Schneidewind, Portage;  two grandchildren, Brianna and Jesse Greene;  her parents, Dale Simerson and Rose Edwards;  four brothers, David (Julie) Benson, Westfield, Tony (Jennifer) Edwards, Brookfield, Mike Edwards, Brookfield, and Chris (Laura) Edwards, Brookfield;  other near relatives and many friends.  She was preceded in death by her brothers, Andy Benson and Vincent Edwards, her adoptive father and mother, and her grandson, Dominic Greene.

 

 

 

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