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Barbara Jean Vaughan 1942-2010 The Carroll Daily Times Herald, Carroll, Iowa, September 9, 2010 Barb O’Tool, 67, of Coon Rapids, formerly of Bayard, died Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010, at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, at the Church of Christ in Bayard with the Rev. Robert Rogers officiating. Friends may call the church after 1 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be at Orange Township Cemetery in Coon Rapids. Urn bearers will be Jodi Faga, Laurie Christianson, Billy Olesen, Bobbe Olesen, Don Olesen, Jeff Olesen, and Sherry Ratliff. Odhe Funeral Home in Coon Rapids is in charge of arrangements. Barbara Jean, daughter of Merle Wilson and Lillian Adelia (Stone) Vaughan, was born Sept. 24, 1942, in Audubon County. She graduated from Bayard High School in 1960 and then worked at various retail jobs through the years. Barb especially enjoyed working at the Vaux Market in Bayard. Barb married William “Bill” Dean Olesen on Nov. 13, 1961, and four children were born to this union. She continued to work outside the home and be a full-time homemaker. Her husband Bill died in 1990. On Aug. 22, 1992, Barb married Arlen O’Tool at the Church of Christ in Bayard and the couple moved to Coon Rapids. Barb enjoyed completing all kinds of puzzles, especially crossword puzzles. She loved to spend time keeping in touch with family and friends. Barb was a good cook and baker and will be remembered for her snickerdoodle cookies. Barb fought cancer for over four years. Barb is survived by husband Arlen O’Tool of Coon Rapids; children: Jodi Faga of Byron, Ga.; Laurie (Lee) Christianson of Wolsey, S.D.; Billy Olesen of Ogden; Bobbe Olesen (Don Lestrud) of Olathe, Kan.; Don (Norma) Olesen of Bayard; Jeff (Sherry) Olesen of Groveland, Fla.; Sherry (John) Rattliff of New Port Richie, Fla.; Faith (Jose) Laboy of Guthrie Center; Becky (Tim) Bianchi of Mitchellville; Pat (Stacy) O’Tool of Carroll; April (Mark) Tigges of DeSota; Wil (Amy) O’Tool of Indianola; Clancy (Becky) O’Tool of Lake City; Casey O’Tool of Des Moines; 23 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren; sister LuAnn Keenan of Onawa; brother Chet (Sandy) Vaughan of Bayard; brother-in-law Larry Byers of Blencoe; other relatives and friends. Barb is survived by her husband, Arlen O’Tool, of Coon Rapids; her children, Jodi Faga, of Byron, Ga., Lurie Christianson, of Wolsey, S.D., Billy Olesen, of Ogden, Bobbe Olesen, of Olathe, Kan., Don Olesen, of Bayard, Jeff Olesen, of Groveland, Fla., and Sherry Rattliff, of New Port Richie, Fla.; 23 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one sister, LuAnn Keenan, of Onawa, and one brother, Chet Vaughan, of Bayard. She is preceded in death by her parents; first husband Bill Olesen; son Ryan O’Tool; and sisters Phyllis Vaughan and Patricia Byers.
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