Gene William “Jack” BarnickAge: 81 years1928–2009
- Name
- Gene William “Jack” Barnick
- Given names
- Gene William "Jack"
- Surname
- Barnick
 Birth | 11 Dec 1928 32 29 |
 Military | He was in the Army from January 1951 to October 1952, serving in Korea. |
| Birth of a brother | Corp Henry Frederick Barnick 24 May 1930 (Age 17 months) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Maria Charlotte 'Minna' Biesterfeld 19 May 1935 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a mother | Rose Dorothy Salzmann 18 Apr 1958 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a brother | Richard Edward Barnick 13 Nov 1967 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a father | Edward H. A. Barnick 30 Aug 1973 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a brother | Robert James Barnick 06 Oct 1986 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a brother | Corp Henry Frederick Barnick 10 May 1995 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a sister | Janice Rose Barnick 03 Feb 1997 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lois Eyvonne Barnick 03 Aug 2009 (Age 80 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Lois Eyvonne Barnick 06 Aug 2009 (Age 80 years) |
 Occupation | Gene was a farmer and he worked at the Wells Farmer's Elevator for 30 years and retired in 1991. |
| Clubs | He was a lifetime member of the American Legion and VFW. |
 Death | 17 Dec 2009 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | 21 Dec 2009 (4 days after death) |
| Religion | He was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Edward H. A. Barnick Birth: 01 Dec 1896 — Faribault Co., Minnesota, USA Death: 30 Aug 1973 — Faribault Co., Minnesota, USA |
| mother |
Rose Dorothy Salzmann Birth: 07 May 1899 52 41 — Minnesota, USA Death: 18 Apr 1958 — Faribault Co., Minnesota, USA |
| elder sister |
Janice Rose Barnick Birth: 04 Oct 1921 24 22 — Wells, Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 03 Feb 1997 — Saint Mary's Hospital/Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA |
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13 months elder brother |
Richard Edward Barnick Birth: 04 Nov 1922 25 23 — Faribault Co., Minnesota, USA Death: 13 Nov 1967 — Freeborn Co., Minnesota, USA |
| sister |
Donna Mae Mary Barnick |
| elder brother |
Robert James Barnick Birth: 28 Jun 1925 28 26 — Faribault Co., Minnesota, USA Death: 06 Oct 1986 — Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA |
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14 months elder sister |
Birth: 22 Aug 1926 29 27 — Wells, Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 03 Aug 2009 — Thorne Crest Retirement CenterThorne Crest Retirement Center/Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA |
| sister |
Mary Lou Barnick |
| himself |
Gene William “Jack” Barnick Birth: 11 Dec 1928 32 29 — Wells, Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 17 Dec 2009 — Parkview Care Center/Wells, Faribault, Minnesota, USA |
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17 months younger brother |
Birth: 24 May 1930 33 31 — Faribault Co., Minnesota, USA Death: 10 May 1995 — Olmsted Co., Minnesota, USA |
| brother |
Harold Burdell Barnick |
| Family with Arlean Mary Niebuhr |
| himself |
Gene William “Jack” Barnick Birth: 11 Dec 1928 32 29 — Wells, Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 17 Dec 2009 — Parkview Care Center/Wells, Faribault, Minnesota, USA |
| wife |
Birth: 10 Apr 1931 — Clark, Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 03 Feb 2010 — Albert Lea Medical Center/Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA |
| son |
Bryan Gene Barnick |
| son |
Scott John Barnick |
| Note | Gene William Barnick, age 81, of Wells, MN, passed away at Parkview Care Center in Wells, MN, on Thursday, December 17, 2009. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 21, 2009 at 10:30 AM at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Wells, MN. Visitation will be Sunday, December 20, 2009 from 2-5PM at Bruss-Heitner Funeral Home in Wells and will continue at the church one hour prior to the service on Monday. Pastor Meg Sander will officiate and burial will take place in Rosehill Cemetery in Wells, Minnesota. Military Honors will be accorded by the Wells Color Guard.
Gene William Barnick was born December 11, 1928 in Wells, the son of Ed and Rose (Salzmann) Barnick. On November 6, 1952 he married Arlean Niebuhr in Wells, MN.
Gene was a farmer and he worked at the Wells Farmer's Elevator for 30 years and retired in 1991. He was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion and VFW. He was in the Army from Jaunuary 1951 to October 1952, serving in Korea.
Gene is survived by his loving wife Arlean; 2 sons: Bryan (dear friend Pam) Barnick, Scott (wife Marilyn) Barnick, all of Wells; 3 grandchildren: Chad (dear friend Stacy) Barnick, Ronald (wife Sarah) Barnick, Breann Barnick; 1 great-grandson: Jayden Barnick; Sisters Donna Stienhauer of Wells, Mary (Les) Coy of Elmore, MN, brother Harold (and wife Dorthy) Barnick of Lake Crystal, MN; sisters-in-law Bessy Barnick of Wells, and Katherine Barnick of Albert Lea; sister-in-law Helen Grunzke and Ardean Schultz of Wells; Alice Niebuhr of Waseca, MN.
He was preceded in death by his parents; siblings: Janice Schieck, Lois Thisius, Richard, Robert and Henry; brothers-in-law Harvey (and wife Helga) Niebuhr, Ed and wife Janice Schieck, Donald Grunzke, Leo Schultz, and Melvin Niebuhr. |