Barbara L. "Barb" Sweerin, 82, of Evansdale, died on Friday, January 27th at home. Barb was born on September 17, 1940 in Waterloo, the daughter of Henry and Iona (Wilson Kern) Niedert.

She married Edward Sweerin on August 10, 1957 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. Barb was a member of Raymond United Methodist Church and later St. Mark's United Methodist Church. Barb loved her friends and church family, cooking family meals, taking care of people, her daily Soduku puzzle, and continued to hang laundry outside to dry and invited people to church until the end.

Survived by her children; 2 sons, Greg (Barb) Sweerin of Evansdale and Dave (Tami) Sweerin of Dinsdale; 2 daughters, Vicky (Brian) Halstead of West Union and Sheila (Aaron Konigsmark) Sweerin of Minneapolis, MN; 11 grandchildren, Cory (Libby), Chris (Lisa), Brianne (Ray), Mitch (Mandy), Matt, Doug (Sami), Emily (Phil), Colleen (Bryce), Logan (Matt), Kristen, and Kaitlyn; 13 great-grandchildren; 2 sisters-in-law, Marta "Marty" Bockholdt of Fairbank, and Marlene Smith of Parkersburg; brother-in-law James (Brenda) Widner of Jesup.

Preceded in death by her parents; husband, Edward Sweerin; brother, Henry Niedert; sister, Delores (Merrill) Scott; 5 half-sisters, LaVera (John) Korte, Martha Kern, Marion (Harold) Wright, Helen (Vern) Blanchard, Leona (Ernie) Bently; 5 half-brothers, Herbert Kern, Floyd (Faith) Niedert, Herman (Virginia) Niedert, Harry (Charlotte) Niedert, Albert (Lola) Niedert; 3 sisters-in-law, Darlene (Larry) O'Brien, Rolene (Ted) Whitesell, Marlys "Tootie" Murray; 3 brothers-in-law, Melvin "Boots" (Vivian) Sweerin, Larry Bockholt, and Jim Smith.