Barbara Jean Scribner, age 65, of Mellen, Wisconsin, died, in her home, surrounded by her loving family, on July 15, 2008.
She was born Barbara Warren, on April 24, 1943, in Ashland, Wisconsin, the daughter of Victor and Hilda Warren, of Mellen. She attended Mellen High School, and graduated with the Class of 1961. Barbara was a member of the United Church of Christ, in Mellen and, for many years, served as its treasurer.
She and Glen Scribner were united in marriage, at the Union Congregational Church, of Mellen, which became their Church Home.
Survivors include: her husband, Glen, and their five sons: Gregory Scribner, of Highbridge; Jeffery Scribner and his wife, Tammy, of Rockford, Minnesota; Kenneth Scribner and his wife, Bobbi, of Mellen; Todd Scribner and his wife, Susan, of Mellen; and Mark Scribner and his wife, Lisa, of Washburn, Wisconsin. Barbara is also survived by: ten grandchildren: Jenilee, Lindsey, Brent, Brian, Marcus, Lee, Bradly, Abby, Austin and Emily; two great: Taylor and Jordan; two sisters: Vienna Kaartunen and her husband, Eugene, of Ironwood, Michigan; and Shirlee Lantta and her husband, Robert, of Iron Belt, Wisconsin; her brother in law, Ray Bjork and former sister in law, Lucy Maritta, of Marengo, Wisconsin.
Barbara was preceded in death by: her parents, Victor and Hilda Warren; her brother, Kenneth Warren; five sisters: Martha Bjork, Alice Bjork, Dorothy Gaudreau, Lila and Mildred (in infancy) and two brothers in law, Urho Bjork and Robert Gaudreau.
Over a span of thirty years, Barbara and her husband owned several businesses. Barbara retired in 2000.Barbara had many interests. She wrote articles for the Mellen Journal, that people enjoyed and commented on. A self-taught artist, she gave most of her paintings as gifts. She loved the out of doors: skiing, snowshoeing, fishing, deer hunting and hiking in the woods, with her husband. Her love of flower gardening shows in her flower filled yard; flowers she grew, from seeds, in her greenhouse.
Over the last fifteen years, Barbara and Glen took many trips, and visited 34 states. Her trip to Europe was the most treasured. She visited her fathers homestead, in Finland, and met many of her relatives.
She spent many good times with her family. She was so proud of the love that her sons have for one another. Although she wasn't blessed with daughters, she loved her daughters in law and granddaughters dearly. Her special friends were also a special part of her life.
Funeral services, for Barbara Jean Scribner, will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, July 17, 2008, at the Congregational United Church of Christ, in Mellen. Reverend James Imse will officiate. Her five sons will be her casket bearers: Gregory Scribner, Jeffrey Scribner, Kenneth Scribner, Todd Scribner and Mark Scribner.
Interment, in the Mellen Union Cemetery, will follow the church service.
Our Mellen Chapel has been entrusted with the privilege of assisting her family with their desires for these memorialization events.
She was born Barbara Warren, on April 24, 1943, in Ashland, Wisconsin, the daughter of Victor and Hilda Warren, of Mellen. She attended Mellen High School, and graduated with the Class of 1961. Barbara was a member of the United Church of Christ, in Mellen and, for many years, served as its treasurer.
She and Glen Scribner were united in marriage, at the Union Congregational Church, of Mellen, which became their Church Home.
Survivors include: her husband, Glen, and their five sons: Gregory Scribner, of Highbridge; Jeffery Scribner and his wife, Tammy, of Rockford, Minnesota; Kenneth Scribner and his wife, Bobbi, of Mellen; Todd Scribner and his wife, Susan, of Mellen; and Mark Scribner and his wife, Lisa, of Washburn, Wisconsin. Barbara is also survived by: ten grandchildren: Jenilee, Lindsey, Brent, Brian, Marcus, Lee, Bradly, Abby, Austin and Emily; two great: Taylor and Jordan; two sisters: Vienna Kaartunen and her husband, Eugene, of Ironwood, Michigan; and Shirlee Lantta and her husband, Robert, of Iron Belt, Wisconsin; her brother in law, Ray Bjork and former sister in law, Lucy Maritta, of Marengo, Wisconsin.
Barbara was preceded in death by: her parents, Victor and Hilda Warren; her brother, Kenneth Warren; five sisters: Martha Bjork, Alice Bjork, Dorothy Gaudreau, Lila and Mildred (in infancy) and two brothers in law, Urho Bjork and Robert Gaudreau.
Over a span of thirty years, Barbara and her husband owned several businesses. Barbara retired in 2000.Barbara had many interests. She wrote articles for the Mellen Journal, that people enjoyed and commented on. A self-taught artist, she gave most of her paintings as gifts. She loved the out of doors: skiing, snowshoeing, fishing, deer hunting and hiking in the woods, with her husband. Her love of flower gardening shows in her flower filled yard; flowers she grew, from seeds, in her greenhouse.
Over the last fifteen years, Barbara and Glen took many trips, and visited 34 states. Her trip to Europe was the most treasured. She visited her fathers homestead, in Finland, and met many of her relatives.
She spent many good times with her family. She was so proud of the love that her sons have for one another. Although she wasn't blessed with daughters, she loved her daughters in law and granddaughters dearly. Her special friends were also a special part of her life.
Funeral services, for Barbara Jean Scribner, will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, July 17, 2008, at the Congregational United Church of Christ, in Mellen. Reverend James Imse will officiate. Her five sons will be her casket bearers: Gregory Scribner, Jeffrey Scribner, Kenneth Scribner, Todd Scribner and Mark Scribner.
Interment, in the Mellen Union Cemetery, will follow the church service.
Our Mellen Chapel has been entrusted with the privilege of assisting her family with their desires for these memorialization events.
Barbara Jean Scribner, age 65, of Mellen, Wisconsin, died, in her home, surrounded by her loving family, on July 15, 2008.
She was born Barbara Warren, on April 24, 1943, in Ashland, Wisconsin, the daughter of Victor and Hilda Warren, of Mellen. She attended Mellen High School, and graduated with the Class of 1961. Barbara was a member of the United Church of Christ, in Mellen and, for many years, served as its treasurer.
She and Glen Scribner were united in marriage, at the Union Congregational Church, of Mellen, which became their Church Home.
Survivors include: her husband, Glen, and their five sons: Gregory Scribner, of Highbridge; Jeffery Scribner and his wife, Tammy, of Rockford, Minnesota; Kenneth Scribner and his wife, Bobbi, of Mellen; Todd Scribner and his wife, Susan, of Mellen; and Mark Scribner and his wife, Lisa, of Washburn, Wisconsin. Barbara is also survived by: ten grandchildren: Jenilee, Lindsey, Brent, Brian, Marcus, Lee, Bradly, Abby, Austin and Emily; two great: Taylor and Jordan; two sisters: Vienna Kaartunen and her husband, Eugene, of Ironwood, Michigan; and Shirlee Lantta and her husband, Robert, of Iron Belt, Wisconsin; her brother in law, Ray Bjork and former sister in law, Lucy Maritta, of Marengo, Wisconsin.
Barbara was preceded in death by: her parents, Victor and Hilda Warren; her brother, Kenneth Warren; five sisters: Martha Bjork, Alice Bjork, Dorothy Gaudreau, Lila and Mildred (in infancy) and two brothers in law, Urho Bjork and Robert Gaudreau.
Over a span of thirty years, Barbara and her husband owned several businesses. Barbara retired in 2000.Barbara had many interests. She wrote articles for the Mellen Journal, that people enjoyed and commented on. A self-taught artist, she gave most of her paintings as gifts. She loved the out of doors: skiing, snowshoeing, fishing, deer hunting and hiking in the woods, with her husband. Her love of flower gardening shows in her flower filled yard; flowers she grew, from seeds, in her greenhouse.
Over the last fifteen years, Barbara and Glen took many trips, and visited 34 states. Her trip to Europe was the most treasured. She visited her fathers homestead, in Finland, and met many of her relatives.
She spent many good times with her family. She was so proud of the love that her sons have for one another. Although she wasn't blessed with daughters, she loved her daughters in law and granddaughters dearly. Her special friends were also a special part of her life.
Funeral services, for Barbara Jean Scribner, will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, July 17, 2008, at the Congregational United Church of Christ, in Mellen. Reverend James Imse will officiate. Her five sons will be her casket bearers: Gregory Scribner, Jeffrey Scribner, Kenneth Scribner, Todd Scribner and Mark Scribner.
Interment, in the Mellen Union Cemetery, will follow the church service.
Our Mellen Chapel has been entrusted with the privilege of assisting her family with their desires for these memorialization events.
She was born Barbara Warren, on April 24, 1943, in Ashland, Wisconsin, the daughter of Victor and Hilda Warren, of Mellen. She attended Mellen High School, and graduated with the Class of 1961. Barbara was a member of the United Church of Christ, in Mellen and, for many years, served as its treasurer.
She and Glen Scribner were united in marriage, at the Union Congregational Church, of Mellen, which became their Church Home.
Survivors include: her husband, Glen, and their five sons: Gregory Scribner, of Highbridge; Jeffery Scribner and his wife, Tammy, of Rockford, Minnesota; Kenneth Scribner and his wife, Bobbi, of Mellen; Todd Scribner and his wife, Susan, of Mellen; and Mark Scribner and his wife, Lisa, of Washburn, Wisconsin. Barbara is also survived by: ten grandchildren: Jenilee, Lindsey, Brent, Brian, Marcus, Lee, Bradly, Abby, Austin and Emily; two great: Taylor and Jordan; two sisters: Vienna Kaartunen and her husband, Eugene, of Ironwood, Michigan; and Shirlee Lantta and her husband, Robert, of Iron Belt, Wisconsin; her brother in law, Ray Bjork and former sister in law, Lucy Maritta, of Marengo, Wisconsin.
Barbara was preceded in death by: her parents, Victor and Hilda Warren; her brother, Kenneth Warren; five sisters: Martha Bjork, Alice Bjork, Dorothy Gaudreau, Lila and Mildred (in infancy) and two brothers in law, Urho Bjork and Robert Gaudreau.
Over a span of thirty years, Barbara and her husband owned several businesses. Barbara retired in 2000.Barbara had many interests. She wrote articles for the Mellen Journal, that people enjoyed and commented on. A self-taught artist, she gave most of her paintings as gifts. She loved the out of doors: skiing, snowshoeing, fishing, deer hunting and hiking in the woods, with her husband. Her love of flower gardening shows in her flower filled yard; flowers she grew, from seeds, in her greenhouse.
Over the last fifteen years, Barbara and Glen took many trips, and visited 34 states. Her trip to Europe was the most treasured. She visited her fathers homestead, in Finland, and met many of her relatives.
She spent many good times with her family. She was so proud of the love that her sons have for one another. Although she wasn't blessed with daughters, she loved her daughters in law and granddaughters dearly. Her special friends were also a special part of her life.
Funeral services, for Barbara Jean Scribner, will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, July 17, 2008, at the Congregational United Church of Christ, in Mellen. Reverend James Imse will officiate. Her five sons will be her casket bearers: Gregory Scribner, Jeffrey Scribner, Kenneth Scribner, Todd Scribner and Mark Scribner.
Interment, in the Mellen Union Cemetery, will follow the church service.
Our Mellen Chapel has been entrusted with the privilege of assisting her family with their desires for these memorialization events.
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