[Dialogue] Completed life of Barbara Alerding

Sat Jun 8 08:04:14 PDT 2013

In the last 4 years, Barbara and Bill came to spend weekends with Carol
Pierce.  I would come home from work and find them at Carol's telling
stories, remembering their assignments together and laughing and laughing.

One of the best stories was about when the Pierces and the Alerdings were
assigned to start a religious house in Australia. JWM went with them and
they had many meetings with the clergy families there. After a few weeks,
Joe prepared to leave. At the airport, someone said, "But where will we
live and how will we support ourselves?" And Joe said, "I am sure one of
those great clergy families will be pleased to share their manse with you
all to be the religious house".  And Bill and Barbara and Carol would laugh
and laugh.

What a legacy of courage and capability we are privileged to be a part of.
 God's peace to Barbara and all the saints.

Mary Laura

On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 8:32 AM, Joyce Sloan <jsloan45 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I remember Barbara with such fondness.  If memory serves me right I
> believe she and Bill were on the faculty of the Academy with Carlos and me
> for at least one stint. Journey on Barbara!
>
> Joyce Sloan
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 8:08 AM, Marsha Hahn <mhahn013 at sbcglobal.net>wrote:
>
>> Barbara was a smart, strong and gracious woman.  I never worked closely
>> with her, but my single strongest memory is of being paired with Barbara to
>> dance the whirling dervish at a council in Bilbao, Spain.  We were about
>> the same height, so one of us stood ready to catch the other who was
>> "whirling" in case dizziness set in.  She went through the whole dance with
>> a sort of bemused smile, but I knew she wouldn't let me fall.
>>
>> We celebrate her complete life.
>>
>> Marsha
>>
>>
>> On Jun 8, 2013, at 6:45 AM, Herman Greene <hfgreenenc at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Barbara Alerding was one of the people who oversaw the student house when
>> I joined the Order in 1967. The others were Bob and Judy Fishel.
>>
>> She was important to me and I will always remember her from those days.
>>
>> Herman
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 3:39 AM, DOUGLAS DRUCKENMILLER <dpat23 at msn.com>wrote:
>>
>>> We are saddened by this news. We'll always remember Bill and Barbara in
>>> Hai Ou at the start of that project. They brought humor and grace wherever
>>> they went. Have a great new journey.
>>> Doug and Pat Druckenmiller
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2013 21:12:23 -0400
>>> From: dshahn31 at gmail.com
>>> To: dialogue at lists.wedgeblade.net
>>> Subject: Re: [Dialogue] Completed life of Barbara Alerding
>>>
>>> Barb and we (Doris and Charles) arrived at the Institute in the summer
>>> of 1964, and we last visited her shortly before Bill's death when she was
>>> in a nursing home in Indianapolis. Barb was bright; she was tenacious; she
>>> was a life-long student--she received her Master's Degree when she was in
>>> her 70's or thereabouts. She had some tough assignments around the world,
>>> and she was obedient to those assignments. She loved the Order, and she
>>> embraced our mission. Our appreciation and our gratitude go with you, Barb.
>>>
>>> Thanks to John Gibson for his care and oversight since Bill's death, and
>>> thanks to Bill's family for their steadfast care.
>>>
>>> Grace and Peace,
>>> Doris and Charles Hahn
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 7:03 PM, Nancy Lanphear <nancy at songaia.com>wrote:
>>>
>>> TO: Barbara .... to one who journeyed with joy and intention, loving
>>> life as she went .... I give thanks that your earthly life was completed
>>> following times of peace and joy.  You are loved.
>>>
>>> Thanks to family and friends who continued caring for Barbara as she
>>> journeyed on.
>>>
>>> Nancy
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 6:49 AM, Terry Bergdall <bergdall2 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>> Friends of Barbara Alerding:
>>>
>>> We join with you all in celebrating the completed life of Barbara
>>> Alerding, June 6, 2013.  Please take note of the memo below and get the
>>> word around to those you know will want to know.  Terry, please send this
>>> note to the ICA list serve.
>>>
>>> John Gibson
>>>
>>> ----- Forwarded Message -----
>>> From: Patricia and Denis Horgan <thehorgans at comcast.net>
>>> To: "Gibson, R. John" <jgibson99 at sbcglobal.net>
>>> Sent: Friday, June 7, 2013 8:12 AM
>>> Subject: Barbara Alerding--sad news
>>>
>>>     Dear John:   I wanted to let you know that Barbara died peacefully
>>> yesterday June 6 around noontime.
>>>     Denis and I were there for five days and left on Tuesday to return
>>> to Connecticut, knowing we would need to return in a few weeks. While there
>>> we could see that Barbara had lost weight and had become much weaker. We
>>> arranged for hospice services to be provided to supplement the care she was
>>> already receiving.
>>>     Yesterday morning she dressed and went to breakfast, but she ate
>>> almost nothing and went back to her room to lie down. When her nurse Bob
>>> went to wake her for lunch, around 12:15 p.m., he found no pulse. He used
>>> his stethoscope and could hear a faint heartbeat, then after a minute or
>>> so, he heard nothing. We are grateful that Barbara died peacefully and
>>> without pain. She is safely home.
>>>     Denis and I will return to Indiana late on June 12. Pastor Sam
>>> Johnson, the chaplain at Robin Run who Barbara loved so much, will lead a
>>> memorial service in the chapel at Robin Run on June 14 at 2:00 p.m. Barbara
>>> donated her body to Indiana University Medical School as Bill had done. We
>>> will have another memorial service in Connecticut for the family here in a
>>> few weeks.
>>>     We had a good visit with Barbara when we were there. We went out for
>>> walks once or twice each day. She was happy to be out in the good weather
>>> and to see the trees, flowers and birds. Twice we sat in that nearby gazebo
>>> and just sang songs.
>>>     Would you let Margaret Taylor know - I don't have her address or
>>> email. Also, I'm not sure how to contact the ICA list serve to let them
>>> know.  I sent an email to Joaquina Rodriguez this morning.
>>>     I have yet another request.  If you feel up to it and if it is
>>> convenient, would you consider giving a short eulogy at the memorial
>>> service on June 14? I will call you this afternoon or tomorrow to discuss
>>> that.
>>>     Thank you for all your prayers and thoughtfulness and for all of
>>> your kind visits to Barbara.
>>>     Take care  -- Pat Alerding Horgan    Tel: 860-561-3899  Cell:
>>> 860-874-2653
>>>
>>>
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