Barnes

Margaret “Mary Lou” Barnes, 85, of Butler, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026.

She was born in Butler on March 5, 1941, the daughter of the late Norbert and Elizabeth (Cockroft) Baumgart. Mary Lou graduated from Butler Senior High School.

She loved to spend time with her family and go on vacation to the beach in Garden City, S.C. Mary Lou enjoyed being outside in her garden and doing yard work, cooking, baking and having a clean house.

Mary Lou was the beloved wife of John “Jack” Barnes, whom she married Sept. 6, 1958, until his passing in January of 2010; mother of Timothy (Brenda) Barnes and Sonya (Jerry) Huf; sister of Norbert Baumgart, Cecelia (Thomas) Kennedy, Cathy Kohlmeyer and Carol (Greg) Kudamik; grandmother of Sarah (Mike) Egan, John (Katie) and Dustin (Melissa) Barnes, Kyrie (Natasha) Fisher, Jerry II (Destiny) and Logan (Sarah) Huf; and great-grandmother of Caleb and Norah Egan, Jackson and Alfie Fisher, Rosalyn and Theo Huf, Thomas, Elizabeth and William Barnes and Ophelia Huf.

Along with her parents; and husband; Mary Lou was preceded in death by her brother, Thomas Baumgart.

BARNES — All arrangements for Margaret “Mary Lou” Barnes, who died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, were made through SPENCER D. GEIBEL FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, 140 New Castle Road, Butler.

Services will be held at a later date.

Please offer condolences at www.spencerdgeibel.com.

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