Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Housewife - Sig Manufacturing

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Barbara Jo Rosburg, age 89, of Grinnell, Iowa died on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at the Mayflower Community Beebe Hall in Grinnell, Iowa.

Barbara Jean “Jo” Anthony was born the daughter of Ralph Ray Anthony and Helen Louise (Wheeler) Anthony on January 6, 1929, in San Jose, California. Her family moved to Brooklyn, Iowa, where she was raised and educated. In 1931, she graduated from Brooklyn High School with the class of 1947.

Jo was united in marriage to Henry “Hank” William Rosburg on February 20, 1948. The couple was blessed with three children, Juanita, Marcus and Audrey. They farmed near Hartwick, Iowa for two years before moving south of Deep River, where they farmed together for 56 years. In 1970 Jo began working at Sig Manufacturing in Montezuma and worked there for fifteen years until her retirement in 1985. In their retirement years, Jo and Hank began traveling and fell in love with the Cedar Edge, Colorado area and resided there until 1997. In 2000, they purchased property in Winston, New Mexico and lived there until Hank’s passing in 2009. Jo moved to Grinnell to be closer to her family. She moved to the Mayflower Community in 2013 and has resided in Beebe Hall. Jo’s enjoyments included cooking, sewing, knitting and gardening.

Jo is survived by her daughters, Juanita Pfantz of Grinnell and Audrey Perez of Las Vegas, Nevada; two grandsons, Chris (Amy) Pfantz of Tama, Iowa and Kelly (Lori) Pfantz of Iowa City, Iowa; seven great grandchildren; sister, Jane Arnold of Florissant, Missouri; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Henry; son, Marcus; and siblings, Donald, Daniel, Warren, Roger, Thomas, Virginia Barton, and Marjorie Sparrgrove.

Visitation was held prior to her service, beginning at 10:00 am. A memorial service was held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 17, 2018, in the Carman Center of the Mayflower Community, 600 Park Street in Grinnell followed by a luncheon at 12:00 p.m. A private family inurnment service will take place at Sheridan Cemetery in Poweshiek Co., Iowa at a later date.

Memorials may be designated to Grinnell Regional Hospice and mailed in care of the Smith Funeral Home, PO Box 368, Grinnell, Iowa 50112.

Info from http://www.smithfh.com
Provided by Nancy Stepanek Rosburg 20 Mar 2018

Barbara married Rosburg, Henry William "Hank" on 20 Feb 1948. Henry (son of Rosburg, Henry William and Hanneman, Dora Theresa) was born on 22 Sep 1922 in Ute, Monona, Iowa, USA; died on 27 Feb 2009 in Truth or Consequences, Sierra, New Mexico, USA; was cremated in Mar 2009. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Rosburg, Marcus William was born on 9 Feb 1954 in Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA; died on 7 Apr 2014 in Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA; was buried on 11 Apr 2014 in Sheridan Cemetery, Sheridan, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA.