HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2004
Katherine "Kitty" Barry Baalman, 88, Medford, a former resident of Adel and Fort Bidwell, died January 15, 2004. Mrs. Baalman was born in Lakeview to Nicholas Patrick and Eolus (Lofftus) Barry. She was the granddaughter of James Kane Barry of Rockchapel, Newmarket, County Cork, Ireland, and Katherine O'Connor Barry of San Francisco, who were pioneers in the Lakeview area, and Christopher Columbus Lofftus of Warner Valley and Edith Ewell Brown of Fort Bidwell.
James Kane Barry, along with three of his brothers, were instrumental in bringing most of the original Irish settlers to Lake County, starting in 1877.
She was raised in Adel, attending elementary school there and Lakeview High School. She was the Lakeview Rodeo Queen in 1933. She received a bachelor's degree from Southern Oregon State College and a master's degree from Syracuse University.
She married Eugene Henry Baalman on June 1, 1941, in Reno.
Mrs. Baalman served on the Governor's Task Force for Special Education and assisted in the development of the special education program in Oregon. The majority of her career was spent teaching in the special education program in the Josephine County School District in Grants Pass.
Mrs. Baalman had many hobbies. She was an accomplished horsewoman, an avid reader, and a writer of stories. She also loved to garden and cook.
Survivors include her son Nicholas A. "Tony" Baalman Sr., of Talent; daughter Judith Shiron of Portland; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sisters Nellie Jane Barry Herringer of Clarksburg, Calif., and Betty Barry Fletcher of Spokane, Wash; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by sisters Ruth Eolus Barry Cox and Edith Barry and brothers Robert James Barry, Nicholas Lofftus Barry, and Franklin Duane Barry.
Submitted by Jeanie Sawyer
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2004
Katherine "Kitty" Barry Baalman, 88, Medford, a former resident of Adel and Fort Bidwell, died January 15, 2004. Mrs. Baalman was born in Lakeview to Nicholas Patrick and Eolus (Lofftus) Barry. She was the granddaughter of James Kane Barry of Rockchapel, Newmarket, County Cork, Ireland, and Katherine O'Connor Barry of San Francisco, who were pioneers in the Lakeview area, and Christopher Columbus Lofftus of Warner Valley and Edith Ewell Brown of Fort Bidwell.
James Kane Barry, along with three of his brothers, were instrumental in bringing most of the original Irish settlers to Lake County, starting in 1877.
She was raised in Adel, attending elementary school there and Lakeview High School. She was the Lakeview Rodeo Queen in 1933. She received a bachelor's degree from Southern Oregon State College and a master's degree from Syracuse University.
She married Eugene Henry Baalman on June 1, 1941, in Reno.
Mrs. Baalman served on the Governor's Task Force for Special Education and assisted in the development of the special education program in Oregon. The majority of her career was spent teaching in the special education program in the Josephine County School District in Grants Pass.
Mrs. Baalman had many hobbies. She was an accomplished horsewoman, an avid reader, and a writer of stories. She also loved to garden and cook.
Survivors include her son Nicholas A. "Tony" Baalman Sr., of Talent; daughter Judith Shiron of Portland; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sisters Nellie Jane Barry Herringer of Clarksburg, Calif., and Betty Barry Fletcher of Spokane, Wash; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by sisters Ruth Eolus Barry Cox and Edith Barry and brothers Robert James Barry, Nicholas Lofftus Barry, and Franklin Duane Barry.
Submitted by Jeanie Sawyer
HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2004
Katherine "Kitty" Barry Baalman, 88, Medford, a former resident of Adel and Fort Bidwell, died January 15, 2004. Mrs. Baalman was born in Lakeview to Nicholas Patrick and Eolus (Lofftus) Barry. She was the granddaughter of James Kane Barry of Rockchapel, Newmarket, County Cork, Ireland, and Katherine O'Connor Barry of San Francisco, who were pioneers in the Lakeview area, and Christopher Columbus Lofftus of Warner Valley and Edith Ewell Brown of Fort Bidwell.
James Kane Barry, along with three of his brothers, were instrumental in bringing most of the original Irish settlers to Lake County, starting in 1877.
She was raised in Adel, attending elementary school there and Lakeview High School. She was the Lakeview Rodeo Queen in 1933. She received a bachelor's degree from Southern Oregon State College and a master's degree from Syracuse University.
She married Eugene Henry Baalman on June 1, 1941, in Reno.
Mrs. Baalman served on the Governor's Task Force for Special Education and assisted in the development of the special education program in Oregon. The majority of her career was spent teaching in the special education program in the Josephine County School District in Grants Pass.
Mrs. Baalman had many hobbies. She was an accomplished horsewoman, an avid reader, and a writer of stories. She also loved to garden and cook.
Survivors include her son Nicholas A. "Tony" Baalman Sr., of Talent; daughter Judith Shiron of Portland; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sisters Nellie Jane Barry Herringer of Clarksburg, Calif., and Betty Barry Fletcher of Spokane, Wash; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by sisters Ruth Eolus Barry Cox and Edith Barry and brothers Robert James Barry, Nicholas Lofftus Barry, and Franklin Duane Barry.
Submitted by Jeanie Sawyer
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2004
Katherine "Kitty" Barry Baalman, 88, Medford, a former resident of Adel and Fort Bidwell, died January 15, 2004. Mrs. Baalman was born in Lakeview to Nicholas Patrick and Eolus (Lofftus) Barry. She was the granddaughter of James Kane Barry of Rockchapel, Newmarket, County Cork, Ireland, and Katherine O'Connor Barry of San Francisco, who were pioneers in the Lakeview area, and Christopher Columbus Lofftus of Warner Valley and Edith Ewell Brown of Fort Bidwell.
James Kane Barry, along with three of his brothers, were instrumental in bringing most of the original Irish settlers to Lake County, starting in 1877.
She was raised in Adel, attending elementary school there and Lakeview High School. She was the Lakeview Rodeo Queen in 1933. She received a bachelor's degree from Southern Oregon State College and a master's degree from Syracuse University.
She married Eugene Henry Baalman on June 1, 1941, in Reno.
Mrs. Baalman served on the Governor's Task Force for Special Education and assisted in the development of the special education program in Oregon. The majority of her career was spent teaching in the special education program in the Josephine County School District in Grants Pass.
Mrs. Baalman had many hobbies. She was an accomplished horsewoman, an avid reader, and a writer of stories. She also loved to garden and cook.
Survivors include her son Nicholas A. "Tony" Baalman Sr., of Talent; daughter Judith Shiron of Portland; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sisters Nellie Jane Barry Herringer of Clarksburg, Calif., and Betty Barry Fletcher of Spokane, Wash; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by sisters Ruth Eolus Barry Cox and Edith Barry and brothers Robert James Barry, Nicholas Lofftus Barry, and Franklin Duane Barry.
Submitted by Jeanie Sawyer
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
