Dorothy J. Barnhouse
Dorothy J. Barnhouse
Dorothy J. Barnhouse
October 15, 1927 – September 27, 2012
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Dorothy Jean Barnhouse, 84, passed away peacefully at the Serenity House in Oskaloosa, on Thursday, September 27, 2012. Dorothy was born October 15, 1927 in Leighton, the daughter of Gerrit and Carrie (Vander Linden) Vande Lune. She graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1946. She then worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D.C. After returning to Oskaloosa, she was united in marriage to Robert Barnhouse, Sr. on February 21, 1948, in Missouri. Bob died November 24, 1995.
Dorothy worked for many years as the secretary at Webster Elementary School. She was a member of TTT Sorority, the former Elmhurst Country Club, and St. Paul Congregational United Church of Christ. She enjoyed reading, spending time with her many friends, and attending frequent family gatherings. Dorothy and her husband Barnie took wonderful trips to many sites in the United States and the Caribbean. One highlight of her travels was a trip to Europe with her sisters in 1984 to meet family in Holland.
Her family includes her sons Robert (Bob) Barnhouse, Jr. and wife Vickie of Scottsdale, Arizona; William (Bill) Barnhouse and wife Sandie of Charlotte, North Carolina; six grandchildren, Laura Sauter (& Todd) Carriker, Jason Rogers, Kimberly Koogler (& Sean Franklin), J.D. (& Cindy) Koogler, and Amy Barnhouse and Bradford Barnhouse; five great-grandchildren: Kathryn, Grant, and Adam Carriker; Zane and Alanna Koogler; and sisters and brothers Bernice Walling, Blanche (& Leo) Denburger all of Oskaloosa, Thomas (& Jean) Vande Lune in Texas, Glenn (& Sandra) Vande Lune in Oklahoma, and Charles (& Peggy) Vande Lune in Kentucky, and many nieces and nephews.
Besides her husband, Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, a daughter, Barbara Barnhouse Rogers, a brother, Arthur Vande Lune, and two sisters Lois Haynie and Joyce Jonker.
Visitation will be Sunday at the Bates Funeral Chapel after 11 a.m. and the family will be present Sunday from 12:30 — 2:30 p.m. to greet friends and relatives. At 2:30 p.m. a procession will form to go to Forest Cemetery for a Graveside Service at 2:50 p.m. with the Reverend Liz Colton officiating. Please consider a memorial donation to Serenity House in Oskaloosa.
