Barbara J. (Dunkeson) Johnsen was born September 30, 1956, to Francis "Badge" and Thelma (Vandivort) Dunkeson in Moorhead, Iowa. Barb was raised in Woodbine and graduated from Woodbine High School in 1975. Barb married Charlie Johnsen on June 21, 1975, at the Christian Church in Woodbine. The couple purchased the Corn Palace in Woodbine in 1976. Barb started working full-time at Tommy Gate in 1990.
Barb was a member of the United Methodist Church in Woodbine. She enjoyed practical jokes, boating, and traveling to Mexico. She loved the music of Elvis and Cher and enjoyed going to concerts.
Barb died on Monday, November 12, 2007, at Community Memorial Hospital in Missouri Valley, Iowa at the age of 51 years, one month, and 13 days.
Barb was preceded in death by her parents and her father-in-law, Lynn Johnsen. She is survived by her husband, Charlie Johnsen of Woodbine, Iowa; two daughters, Jennifer Harmon of Omaha, Nebraska and Julie Johnsen of Kansas City, Missouri; one sister, Pam and her husband Fred Corwin of Council Bluffs, Iowa; one brother, Rick Dunkeson and his wife April of Jasper, Alabama; mother-in-law, Juanita Johnsen of Woodbine, Iowa; and many other relatives and friends.
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