Barbara A. Klinker

Barbara A. Klinker , 87, of Fort Wayne, IN passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.

She was born on Sunday, August 10, 1930 in Fort Wayne, IN the daughter of the late Forest Barker and the late Thelma (Weisman) Barker.

Barbara graduated from Monroeville High School in 1948. She went on to work at Lincoln Life Insurance Company in the claims department and then worked as a sales clerk at the Montgomery Ward Department Store until retiring in 1981.

She was a member of the St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Monroeville and was active in the Fort Wayne Bowling League from 1984-2004 at Pro Bowl West. She enjoyed reading, traveling, and spending time with her family.

Survivors include her son, Mark A. (Carol) Foster of Fort Wayne, IN; daughter, Cheryl L. (Karl) Hull of Fort Wayne, IN; brother, Paul E. Barker of Decatur, IN; brother, David L. Barker of Fort Wayne, IN; four Grandchildren, Matthew (Kea) Foster, Shane (Denise) Hull, Gregory (Ashley) Foster, & Kurtis Foster; one step-grandchild, Rasia (Jose) Chigne; three great-grandchildren, Cole Foster, Bristol Hull, & Sierra Foster; and three step-great-grandchildren, Sebastian Chigne & Noah & Draven Yzaguirre.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Roger D. Klinker in 2008; her former husband, Richard D. Foster; a brother, Bruce W. Barker; & a sister, Kathryn K. Knefelkamp.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 27, 2018 at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Jacobs Chapel with Rev. Ralph Klinker officiating. Interment will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in New Haven.

Friends will be received from 3-5 and 6-8 p.m., Thursday, July 26 at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Jacobs Chapel in Monroeville, Indiana.

Preferred Memorials are to American Macular Degeneration Foundation or the American Cancer Society.