Barbara Jean Black, 77

by Daily Inter Lake
| February 4, 2008 1:00 AM

Barbara Jean Black passed away Feb. 2, 2008, in Kalispell after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Barbara was born to James and Alta Phillips on Nov. 28, 1930, in Caldwell, Idaho. After graduating from North Central High School in Spokane, she attended Eastern Washington University in Cheney.

She married her high-school sweetheart, Robert S. Black, in 1949.

Bob and Barbara raised four children in the Flathead Valley, then moved to the Washington coast and enjoyed many years of boating. In 1995, they moved back to Kalispell to be near their family.

Barbara is survived by her loving husband, Robert; her sister, Phyllis Getchell, and husband, Scotty, of Pasco, Wash.; her daughter, Linda Sager, and husband, Robert, of Ronan; son, Bob Black, and wife, Becky, of Kalispell; daughter, Diane Volkman, and husband, Victor, of Columbia Falls; and daughter, Karen Black, and Scott Schickendantz of Kalispell; 12 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren.

Her zest for life and sense of humor will be missed by everyone who knew her.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, at Buffalo Hill Funeral Home in Kalispell, with a reception immediately afterward. Viewing will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Feb. 5 at Buffalo Hill Chapel.

Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's disease research at www.ahaf.org.