Barbara Ann Andrews, 69, of Park Rapids, died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 at Innovis Hospital in Fargo, N.D.
She was born Aug. 21, 1939 in Middletown, Ohio to Norval and Hazel (Stayton) McGraw. She moved as a young child to Silver Bay and attended school in Two Harbors.
She married Donald Milton Andrews on Sept. 28, 1958 in Silver Bay. They lived in Silver Bay for a while before moving to Mankato and Illinois. They moved to Park Rapids in 1990, when they bought the Sleeping Fawn Resort.
She drove school bus for the Park Rapids school district and also worked at the bowling alley. Her husband died in 1999.
She is survived by her daughter, Candy (Todd) Helgeson, of Silver Bay; son-in-law, Bob Schmitz, of Park Rapids; brother, John (Mo) McGraw of Onamia; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
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She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a daughter, Kelly Schmitz; and a sister, Mary Haveri.
Funeral service: Tuesday, Nov. 25 at Cease Family Funeral Home Chapel in Park Rapids, with the Pastor Art Wood officiating.
Interment: Greenwood Cemetery in Park Rapids.
