Barbara Lowry Oct. 30, 1940 – Oct. 14, 2023

      Barbara Jean Lowry, 82, of Marion, died Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, at the Rehabilitation Center of Lisbon. Funeral services will be held 11:00 Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, at First Presbyterian Church, Monticello with interment in the Oakwood Cemetery.  Friends may call from 4 until 7 p.m. Wednesday at Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello.  Pastor Kristy Parker will officiate at the services. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Parkinsons Foundation.

    Barbara is survived by her daughter, Brenda (Andy) Day, her son, Gerald (Lori) Lowry; three granddaughters, Addi Day, Brook (Justin) McDonald and Brittney (Chad) Crabtree; two great-grandchildren, Zoey and Elliott McDonald; her sister, Jan Stout; and sister-in-law, Loraine Lowry. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John; a brother, Gordon Eberhart; a nephew Gordon II; and brothers-in-law, Lloyd Lowry and Lyle Stout.

    Barbara Jean Eberhart was born Oct. 30, 1940, at John McDonald Hospital, Monticello, Iowa.    She was the daughter of Clarence and Lillian Wetzel, Eberhart.  Barbara graduated from Monticello Community Schools in 1959 and continued her education at Iowa State University.   Barbara married John Lowry June 15, 1962, at First Presbyterian Church, Monticello.   The couple resided in Anamosa for two years before moving to Marion, Iowa.  Barb was employed at Rockwell Collins for 25 years in the H.R. Department.  She enjoyed baking, gardening, and yard work.  In her teens she was a member of the Castle Grove Fortune Finders 4-H Club. She was a loving mother and grandmother, and all-around caring person. She will be missed.

    The family would like to thank Hospice of Mercy, Iowa City, and the staff at the Rehabilitation Center of Lisbon for all their kind and gentle care of Barb.