Marlyne Marie Barker

Marlyne Marie Barker was born on November 24, 1954 in Sumner, IA., the daughter of E.J. and Ruth Sassmann Fink. She attended and graduated from Tripoli High School. On April 20, 1974 Marlyne was united in marriage to Garth Barker. She was employed as the Food Service Director at the Denver Sunset Home from 1980 to 1989 when the couple moved to Albert Lea. Marlyne has been employed at Mayo Health Systems in the Home Health and Dialysis Unit. Among her greatest accomplishments was being a dialysis technician and starting the local cancer support group with friend and fellow survivor, Judy Popp-Anderson. Marlyne enjoyed floral arranging and golfing. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Survivors include her children; daughter, Jenny Kenyon, husband James and their daughter, Makenzie Belle, Albert Lea, son, Sgt. Joshua Barker, wife Angie Zoller and their son, Auslund, Albert Lea. Sisters, Terri Glenn Meier, Waverly, IA., Jer Brent Steere, Waverly, IA., Mary John Groh, Rockwell, IA., Lynne John Rasmussen, Manchester, IA., brother Dave Deb Fink, Denver, IA. Mother-in-law, Adelia Belle Barker, Fredericksburg, IA., brothers-in-law, Dr. Gerry Maureen Barker and Ben Barker, numerous nieces and nephews and her deceased mother's husband, Gayl Gitch. Marlyne was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Garth, and father-in-law, Edwin Barker. In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred to Crossroads Community Hospice or Calvary Baptist Church.