Barbara Blanche Dean

December 11, 1953 - October 1, 2021

Barbara Dean, 67, of Fort Dodge, passed away Friday, October 1, 2021, at UnityPoint Health – Trinity Regional Medical Center. A service honoring Barbara’s life will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 5, at the Gunderson Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in North Lawn Cemetery. Visitation is 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday at Gunderson Funeral Home & Cremation Services. Memorials may be directed to the discretion of the family. Barbara is survived by her siblings, Douglas (Dawn) Dean, Lake City; Dennis (Tami) Dean, Austin, MN; and Elizabeth Ann Dean, Fort Dodge; many nieces and nephews; and her cousins Susan Rausch, Guttenberg; and Buddy (Portia) Morgan, South Carolina. She was preceded in death by her parents. Barbara Blanche Dean, the daughter of Robert and Opal Eilene (Minger) Dean, was born December 11, 1953, in Huntsville, Alabama. She was reared and educated in Fort Dodge and graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High in 1972. Barbara was employed at The Messenger and then at Trinity Regional Medical Center for 30 years as a transcriptionist. Barbara enjoyed solving Sudoku puzzles and was an avid reader. She fought a longtime battle with multiple sclerosis and cancer. Barbara always had a positive attitude in life and had a strong faith in Jesus.