Survived by Ron (Pati) Voogd, Don (Vicky) Voogd, Lorie Bieschke, Karen Voogd and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents, Franklin (Mabel) Merren, husband Henry Voogd, sister Helen Lane, brother Jack (Ardith) Merren, grandson Nathan Bieschke and son in law Steve Bieschke.
Barbara was all about her family, she loved Church and her friends. She was an animal lover and also an avid bowler. Barbara liked to go camping and dune buggying. She was a working single mother a majority of her early life until she met a man that she fell in love with and married in 1962.Visitation for Barbara will be at Reyers North Valley Chapel on Wednesday July 29, 2020 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. The funeral home asks guests to wear a mask and social distance upon entering. Visitation will continue Thursday at St. Alphonsus Church 224 Carrier St. NE Grand Rapids from 10 a.m. until the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. St. Alphonsus also asks guests to wear a mask and social distance while in the church. Donations may be made to Faith Hospice or Crash’s Landing.
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