Barbara Banick

Barbara Banick, 76 year old resident of Little Falls, MN passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at her home in Little Falls, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, June 13, 2015 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Belle Prairie with Father Joe Herzing officiating. Burial will take place in the Holy Family Parish Cemetery in Belle Prairie. A visitation will be held from 4-7 P.M. on Friday and from 9:30-10:30 A.M. on Saturday at the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls, MN. A parish prayer service will be prayed on Friday evening at 7:00 P.M. at the Shelley Funeral Chapel. Funeral arrangements are with the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls, MN. Barbara was born on June 25, 1938 in Little Falls, Minnesota to Clarence and Regina (Como) Tuller. She graduated from the Little Falls High School. Barb was united in marriage to Duane Banick on July 30, 1960. She worked at St. Gabriel’s Hospital in Little Falls up until the couple began raising their family. While raising her four children she provided childcare for neighborhood families and was also the neighborhood barber giving many kids haircuts. Barb enjoyed being a mother and grandmother. She also enjoyed taking family vacations, traveling, and attending garage sales. She liked to raise vegetables and flowers, canning, and enjoyed writing poetry. Barb also found pleasure in feeding and watching birds, doing arts and crafts, and having fireplace parties. Barb was a true matriarch of her family and she enjoyed hosting holidays and family gatherings. Pets were always welcome as Barb loved dogs. What Barb loved most was spending time with her children and grandchildren. Barb will always be remembered for the genuine love and kindness that she showed to others. Barb was dearly loved and will be greatly missed by her husband, Duane; children Lori Kempenich and her husband Michael, Jeff Banick and his wife Kristy, Gina Zimmermann, and Scott Banick, all of Little Falls, MN; grandchildren Tom Kempenich of St. Cloud, MN, Nicole (Jason) Linkert of Randall, MN; Aimee Zimmermann of Wadena, MN, and Sara Zimmermann of Little Falls, MN; and sister, Marylou (Orvin) Yatckoske of Pierz, MN; and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Jean, and her sister Joan Reinhart.

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Barbara Banick

June 25, 1938 - June 9, 2015