Barbara Elsie "Barb" Caldwell, 91, of Springfield, passed away at 3:30 A.M. Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016 at Mason City Area Nursing Home, Mason City, IL.
Barb was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, Feb. 22, 1925, the daughter of Henry A. and Alice E. (Dodge) Florey. She met and fell in love with an American Soldier, William E. Caldwell, during W.W. II and they married Mar. 18, 1944 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. He preceded her in death Jan. 6, 1995 in Springfield, IL. Her parents, sister Marjorie, and brother Ted also preceded her in death.
While her husband continued his service in W.W. II, Barb served as a volunteer with both the Australian and American Red Cross. After the war, she traveled to the United States on a war bride ship and settled in Springfield. She worked for the Charles C Thomas Publishing Co., Roland Department Stores and then operated a licensed day care in her home. She was a member of the North Cotton Hill United Methodist Church, formerly Woodside United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women, and the Anchor Boat Club. She was well known for tending to the flower gardens at Woodside United Methodist Church and taught Sunday school there as well. Barb was an avid Chicago Cub Fan.
She will be dearly missed by her three sons; James N. , William H. and Robert E., her two daughters; June A. and Jill B., eight grandchildren who she adored; , her brother James .
Camp Butler National Cemetery.
Barb was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, Feb. 22, 1925, the daughter of Henry A. and Alice E. (Dodge) Florey. She met and fell in love with an American Soldier, William E. Caldwell, during W.W. II and they married Mar. 18, 1944 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. He preceded her in death Jan. 6, 1995 in Springfield, IL. Her parents, sister Marjorie, and brother Ted also preceded her in death.
While her husband continued his service in W.W. II, Barb served as a volunteer with both the Australian and American Red Cross. After the war, she traveled to the United States on a war bride ship and settled in Springfield. She worked for the Charles C Thomas Publishing Co., Roland Department Stores and then operated a licensed day care in her home. She was a member of the North Cotton Hill United Methodist Church, formerly Woodside United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women, and the Anchor Boat Club. She was well known for tending to the flower gardens at Woodside United Methodist Church and taught Sunday school there as well. Barb was an avid Chicago Cub Fan.
She will be dearly missed by her three sons; James N. , William H. and Robert E., her two daughters; June A. and Jill B., eight grandchildren who she adored; , her brother James .
Camp Butler National Cemetery.
Barbara Elsie "Barb" Caldwell, 91, of Springfield, passed away at 3:30 A.M. Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016 at Mason City Area Nursing Home, Mason City, IL.
Barb was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, Feb. 22, 1925, the daughter of Henry A. and Alice E. (Dodge) Florey. She met and fell in love with an American Soldier, William E. Caldwell, during W.W. II and they married Mar. 18, 1944 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. He preceded her in death Jan. 6, 1995 in Springfield, IL. Her parents, sister Marjorie, and brother Ted also preceded her in death.
While her husband continued his service in W.W. II, Barb served as a volunteer with both the Australian and American Red Cross. After the war, she traveled to the United States on a war bride ship and settled in Springfield. She worked for the Charles C Thomas Publishing Co., Roland Department Stores and then operated a licensed day care in her home. She was a member of the North Cotton Hill United Methodist Church, formerly Woodside United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women, and the Anchor Boat Club. She was well known for tending to the flower gardens at Woodside United Methodist Church and taught Sunday school there as well. Barb was an avid Chicago Cub Fan.
She will be dearly missed by her three sons; James N. , William H. and Robert E., her two daughters; June A. and Jill B., eight grandchildren who she adored; , her brother James .
Camp Butler National Cemetery.
Barb was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, Feb. 22, 1925, the daughter of Henry A. and Alice E. (Dodge) Florey. She met and fell in love with an American Soldier, William E. Caldwell, during W.W. II and they married Mar. 18, 1944 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. He preceded her in death Jan. 6, 1995 in Springfield, IL. Her parents, sister Marjorie, and brother Ted also preceded her in death.
While her husband continued his service in W.W. II, Barb served as a volunteer with both the Australian and American Red Cross. After the war, she traveled to the United States on a war bride ship and settled in Springfield. She worked for the Charles C Thomas Publishing Co., Roland Department Stores and then operated a licensed day care in her home. She was a member of the North Cotton Hill United Methodist Church, formerly Woodside United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women, and the Anchor Boat Club. She was well known for tending to the flower gardens at Woodside United Methodist Church and taught Sunday school there as well. Barb was an avid Chicago Cub Fan.
She will be dearly missed by her three sons; James N. , William H. and Robert E., her two daughters; June A. and Jill B., eight grandchildren who she adored; , her brother James .
Camp Butler National Cemetery.
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