Rosemary Barber

    Rosemary Barber, 75, of Mapleton passed away due to injuries sustained from a vehicle accident on Thursday, December 25, 2025, at Burgess Health Center, Onawa.
    Visitation was held on Thursday, January 1, 2026, at the Goslar Funeral Home Chapel, Onawa.
    A funeral service was held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 2, 2026, at Holly Springs Bible Fellowship Church with Pastor Jim Thomas officiating. A recording of the service was posted on the Goslar Funeral Home website with Rosemary's obituary. Burial followed was in Memorial Park Cemetery in Sioux City.
    Arrangements are under the direction of Goslar Funeral Home and Monuments, Onawa.
    Rosemary was born on March 16, 1950, in Iowa City. Her parents were Lester and Esther (Buckner) Bartels. She grew up in Mapleton and graduated from Maple Valley High School with the class of 1968.
    Rosemary married Gene Barber on November 19, 1969, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. To this union, two children were born Jeff and Catherine.
    Rosemary worked as a fast typist for several years and also spent a few years waitressing in Odebolt. Most of all, she loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. In her free time, she enjoyed crocheting and knitting, collecting salt and pepper shakers, and gathering a variety of treasured items over the years.
    She attended Holly Springs Bible Fellowship Church with Gene.
    Survivors include her son, Jeff (Lana Peterson) Barber of Danbury; grandchildren Dylan Barber, Devin Howard, Mia Cota, Britton Robertson, Brooklyn Voss, Bryan Voss, and Christina Wolfe; great-grandchildren, Daxtyn Howard, Desmond Howard, and Emery Webster; sister, Ginny Norris of Arizona; and many other relatives and friends.
    She is preceded in death by her husband, Gene Barber; and daughter, Cathy Belfrage.
    Condolences may be left online for the family at www.goslarfuneralhome.com.