Barbara Lanfier (Lebanon)'s Obituary
Barbara Jean Lanfier, daughter of Willard and Vivian M. McIntyre Lanfier, was born March 15, 1953, in Muscatine, Iowa. She departed this life Monday, January 18, 2021, in Research Medical Center, in Kansas City, Missouri, at the age of sixty-seven years, ten months, and three days.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and two sisters, Marlene Lanfier, and Janice Hopley.
Barbara is survived by a daughter, Crystal Dawn Lanfier, of Lebanon, Missouri; four sons, Merle LeRoy Sterner, and his wife, Julie, of Lebanon, Missouri, James Dean Ellis-Helt, of Yuma, Arizona, Andrew John Ellis-Helt, of West Des Moines, Iowa, and Floyd Ellis-Helt, of Sioux Center, Iowa; a step-son, Adam Bowers, of Muscatine, Iowa; nine grandchildren, Kiersten Helt, Ashlee Marie Helt, Christopher James Helt, Bella Nizzi, Connor James Helt, Carolyn Michelle Sterner, Faith Annette Long and Caleb Carroll, Tanner Wiekhorst and Kayla Bing, and Riley Bowers; a sister, Sherry Holliday, of Grandview, Iowa; several nieces and nephews; a special friend, Rick Bowers; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.
She was born and raised in Iowa and then continued to make her home in Iowa for most of her life. Barbara was a devoted homemaker to her family and also worked in the laundry service in nursing homes for many years. She had worked at several different care facilities through the years, including Wilton Care Center and Lutheran Homes for the last fourteen years. For the last two years, she had made her home in Lebanon, Missouri.
Barbara had attended Community Baptist Church near Lebanon for the last two years.
In her spare time she loved watching WWE wrestling, she enjoyed doing crossword puzzles, collecting owl figurines, and had a great love for animals. Her family was very dear to her and she especially enjoyed her children and grandchildren.
Barbara was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and was a caring friend. We celebrate her life and know that her family and friends will cherish the wonderful memories she created for them during her lifetime.
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