Barbara Nesbit

Barbara B. Nesbit, 70, of Cedar Falls, formerly of Dunkerton, died Monday, July 28, 2014, at home of cancer. She was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma in November 2013. She was born February 11, 1944, in Austinville, Iowa, daughter of Bruno and Norma Garner Wessels. She married Russell Nesbit, Jr. on March 2, 1962 in the Western Ave. Gospel Hall in Waterloo. Barb was employed by the Dunkerton Community School as a bus driver for 42 years, served as the school nurse for 8 years, was an EMT on the Dunkerton Ambulance Service for 26 years, served as a member on the board of the Dunkerton Community Hall, and for the last 5 years volunteered at Allen Hospital in Waterloo. Survived by her husband, Russell Nesbit, of Cedar Falls, 6 children: Richard Nesbit of Dunkerton, Rhonda (Brent) Cirksena of Cedar Falls, Randy (Shari) Nesbit of Urbandale, Robi Buhrow of Cedar Falls, Ryan (Melissa) Nesbit of Ankeny, and Roxi (Tim) Shaw of Nottawa, Ontario, Canada; 15 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren; 3 brothers: Duane (Joan) Wessels of Waterloo, Dale (Meredith) Wessels of Clear Lake, Dean (Elaine J.) Wessels of Cedar Falls; 2 sisters: Beverly (Darrel) Brandt of Cedar Falls, Bonnie Tozer of Casa Grande, Arizona, one sister-in-law, Elaine Wessels, of Muscoda, Wisconsin and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Darrell of Blue River, Wisconsin and Donald, who died in infancy. Services will be 4:30 p.m., Thursday, July 31, 2014 at the Dunkerton High School gymnasium, with burial at Fairview Cemetery, both in Dunkerton. Visitation will be 4:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesday at Dahl-Van Hove- Schoof Funeral Home in Cedar Falls. Memorials: may be made to the family. Please note the hwy is closed south of Dunkerton. Barb received Jesus Christ as her Savior on July 9, 1954, while reading the Bible verse: John 3:16: "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting Life." This was the most important event in her life and directed her focus to the end.