Barbara Jean Harms

Born on August 15, 1938 and raised in Spokane, WA she married the love of her life Robert “Bob” Harms in 1957. They raised four children, Robin (Mike), Rick, Rhene and Randy in the Spokane Valley. Barb was very active in the community. She was a Boy Scout’s leader, a bowler (she rolled her first 300 game in 1981), she belonged to the VFW Women’s Auxiliary, a mom to not only her own children but too many she had known for 50 plus years. Barb and Bob loved to go camping at Porkypine Bay during their summers and they always took the neighborhood kids along. She loved her bingo, pull tabs and gambling a bit here n’ there, visiting with a family member or friend.

She was one of the best cooks in the Spokane area, owning “The Harms Way Inn” café in Valley Bowl for a few years, working at the Little German Inn, Chattaroy Hills Café, the Flame, Peking Palace and Rocky’s Café. She truly loved cooking for others.

Barb has left behind a multitude of family and friends that loved her. She is survived by her brother James Gering of Spokane, WA; sister Juakita Hancock of Dewey, AZ; children Robin and Gaby Harms of Aberdeen, SD; Rick Harms of Spokane Valley, WA; Randy and Karen Harms of Elk, WA. She has 16 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. She will be greatly missed by many.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Herman and Lois Gering; daughter Rhene Harms and husband Bob.