Janice "Jan" Kay Barker

Janice “Jan” K. Barker, 81, passed away on Friday, June 2^nd, 2023 at Stonehill Care Center.  Funeral Service will be 11:30 a.m., Thursday June 8^th, 2023 at Hachmann-Mier Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Bellevue, Iowa.  Family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday June 7^th, 2023 at Hachmann-Mier Funeral Home & Cremation Service.  Inurnment will be in St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Bellevue. 

 Jan was born September 11, 1941, the daughter of Virgil and Delores (Fitzgerald) McCullough. She graduated from Havelock High School in Havelock, Iowa. Jan was a hair stylist for many years. Jan also sold newspaper advertisements for many years working at the Maquoketa Shopper. She made crafts, collected porcelain dolls and also enjoyed finding treasures at Goodwill and thrift stores.

Jan enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren and was proud of all of them and their accomplishments. She developed a special love for watching her granddaughters dance and looked forward to upcoming recitals or shows of any kind.  Everyone who knew Jan enjoyed her ‘spicy, sometimes feisty, and always fun-loving’ personality!  She was a fantastic cook and the family especially enjoyed her Thanksgiving meals!  She was the matriarch of the family; loved, respected, and cherished by all.  We will miss her every second of every day.

Survivors include her children, Lori Guzinski, Brenda (Alex) Ricketson, Brian (Emily) Westphal, Kelly (Avis) Stroud, Randy (Melinda) Stroud, and Amy (Ritchie Whitmore) Stroud, 13 grandchildren; siblings, Virgie Nagel and Jaquie Vegors.  Jan was preceded in death by her parents; siblings, twin sister Janet Smrkovski, Virgil McCullough and Karen McCullough. 

The family would like to thank the staff of Stonehill Care Center and Hospice of Dubuque for our loving care of our mother.  A special thank you to Vanessa who kept us informed, loved our mother, and is a forever friend. 

Online condolences may be expressed to the family at:  www.hachmannfuneralhome.com