Barbara Spooner

Barbara Jean Spooner,

82, died peacefully with

her children by her side,

December 24, 2020 at

Trinity Hospital in Minot,

ND.

A private Family Ser-

vice will be on January 2,

2021 at 11:00 am at Beth-

lehem Lutheran Church

in Noonan with Pastor

Janet Gwin officiating fol-

lowed by a graveside ser-

vice at Bethlehem Luth-

eran Cemetery in Noonan.

Visitation will be Jan 1st

from 3:00-7:00pm at the

funeral home, Crosby and

at 10:00-11:00 am at Beth-

lehem Lutheran Church,

Noonan.

Barbara Jean was an

only child born on August

25, 1938 to Emmett and

Lucille (Fenster) Gausvik.

She attended Noonan

High School and graduat-

ed in 1956. She married

her high school sweet-

heart, Glen Leslie Spoon-

er, on August 11, 1956

and shared 63 wonderful

years of life together.

They have 4 children-

Gary, Laurel, Shayla, and

Wade. Before making

their home in Noonan,

they lived in Libby, MT

and Auburn, WA. After

retiring, they moved to

Minot and wintered in

Yuma, AZ for many years.

Barbara enjoyed and

was very active in teach-

ing Sunday school and

serving on the church

council, serving on the St.

Luke’s hospital board,

leading and attending Bi-

ble studies, 4-H leader,

member of Willing Work-

ers Homemakers club,

and singing in the NW

Chorus for many years.

She worked for the Public

Library Bookmobile and

then the US Postal Service

in Noonan and then in

Crosby for 29 years.

Barbara’s favorite pas-

time was spending time

with family and friends,

playing cards and games,

sewing clothes for her

girls, quilting and making

baby quilts and Christmas

stockings for all her

grandchildren and great

grandchildren. Barbara

was a wonderful mother

and grandmother who

was so patient, loving,

kind, and gentle. She nev-

er complained, even as

sickness consumed her

life.

Heaven received a

beautiful angel who is

reunited with her soul-

mate. Barbara was pre-

ceded in death by her

husband, Glen, parents,

and stepfathers.

She is survived by her

children Gary (Marcy)

Spooner (Tioga), Laurel

(Scott) Burner (Minot),

Shayla (David) Durick

(West Fargo), Wade

(Helen) Spooner

(Bismarck), 12 grandchil-

dren, 17 great grandchil-

dren, and not to forget

their ever precious dog,

GiGi, who lives with

Laurel and Scott.

Memorials are suggest-

ed to Bethlehem Lutheran

Church or Cemetery

Fund, Noonan.

Stakston-Martin Fun-

eral Home, Crosby, is in

charge of arrangements.