In Memory of Barbara Jorgensen

Barbara Jorgensen, age 72, of Ida Grove, Iowa, died Saturday, July 27, 2013, at Willow Dale Wellness Village in Battle Creek, Iowa.
            Memorial services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 3, 2013, at Christensen-Huffman Funeral Home in Ida Grove, Iowa.  The Reverend Richard Salcido will officiate, with burial at a later date in Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery, Elk Horn, Iowa.  The family will receive friends one hour prior to services Saturday at the funeral home.  
            Born August 14, 1940, in Hancock, Iowa, Barbara Ann Jorgensen was the daughter of Martin and Veryldene (Hummel) Kolby.  She moved as a child with her family to Oakland, Iowa.  She was baptized on Easter Sunday, April 1, 1956, in Oakland and graduated from Oakland High School in 1958.  Barbara then attended commercial business school in Omaha, Nebraska.
            On August 2, 1959, she was united in marriage to Terry Jorgensen at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa.  The couple was blessed with two children, Randy and Marcy.  In 1963, they settled in Ida Grove.
            Barb worked over the years as a bookkeeper at various places including Crawford Elevator, Jorgensen Trucking, Mau Trucking, and Levi Trucking.  Barb was very active in the Ida Grove cancer support group.  She had many interests, including crocheting, playing cards, reading, writing poetry, crossword puzzles, camping trips, and country music.  She especially enjoyed time spent with her family and her membership in the “Kolby Klan.”
            Survivors include her husband, Terry; two children, Randy (Cindy) Jorgensen of Moville, and Marcy Jorgensen of Council Bluffs; three grandchildren, Kolby and Kyla Spencer, and Branson Jorgensen; four sisters, Shirley Kates of Knoxville, TN, Betty (Tom) Struthers of Crescent, Ruby (Sherm) Livengood of Council Bluffs, and Karen (Rich) Wait of Council Bluffs; as well as many nieces, nephews, and other extended family members.
            She was preceded in death by her parents and a nephew, Doug Livengood.