Rose Virginia Barr
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Centerville Clinics retiree
Rose Virginia “Snook” Barr, 84, of Marianna, died Thursday, October 31 2013, in Washington Hospital.
She was born in Marianna November 11, 1928, a daughter of the late Valentine and Elizabeth Seidel.
Mrs. Barr was a 1947 graduate of West Bethlehem High School.
She worked as a switchboard operator for Marianna Scenery Hill Telephone Company for many years and retired from Centerville Clinics in 1989.
Mrs. Barr was a member of First Christian Church of Marianna, where she held the position of CYF. She was an auxiliary member of American Legion Post 744 of Marianna, and a Girl Scout and Brownie leader.
On June 3, 1951, she married Robert A. Barr, with whom she shared 62 years of marriage, before his death July 9, 2013.
Surviving are a daughter, Candace Rae Johnson of Marianna; three grandchildren, Steve Matiyasic (Susan), Devon Allen Johnson and Jennifer Rose Johnson Schrom (Andrew); and four great-granddaughters Stephanie, Chelsea, Emersen, and Drew. Deceased in addition to her husband and parents are a daughter, Penny Allen Barr; a son-in-law, John Johnson; two brothers, Valentine “Val” and Frank “Hank” Seidel; and two sisters, Elizabeth “Betts” Strickland and Ethel “Toots” Braden.
Family and friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday in Nichol Funeral Home, 1728 Main Street, Marianna, PA 15345, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, November 4, with the Rev. Dr. Gary Schneider officiating. Interment will follow in Horn Cemetery, Marianna. An online guest book may be viewed at www.nicholfuneralhome.com .