Barbara Jean Molgaard

September 9, 1946 - November 30, 2021

Barbara Jean Molgaard, age 75, of Peterson, Iowa died November 30, 2021 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee, Iowa. Funeral services will take place Friday, December 3, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Church of Christ in Sutherland, Iowa. Burial will be in the Scandinavian Cemetery in Alta. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the CHURCH. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Alta is in charge of the arrangements. Barbara J. Molgaard was born on September 9, 1946 to Lester and Mayme (Feldotto) Witt in Paullina, Iowa. She attended Paullina High School until she graduated in 1964 as Salutatorian of her graduating class. Barbara was baptized at the Zion Lutheran Church of Paullina in 1946 and confirmed in 1960. She was united in marriage to Carl Molgaard on August 24, 1968 at the Maple Grove Church of God in Sutherland, Iowa. They were blessed with four children: Kirk, Karalee, Kyle, and Krista. Barbara worked as Co-Owner and Manager of CarGo Express in Peterson until she retired in May 2015. Barbara was active in the Peterson Historical Society and enjoyed her roles as the Sunday School Superintendent, Sunday School Teacher and VBS teacher at the Church of Christ in Sutherland. Barbara enjoyed crocheting, reading, watching gymnastics and ice skating. She loved watching New York Mets Baseball, painting, sketching, and drawing. She also had a passion for ancestry and working on the family tree. Family was important to Barbara and she will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her. Those left to cherish her memory include her husband, Carl Molgaard of Peterson, Iowa; children: Kirk Molgaard of Peterson, Iowa; Kyle Molgaard of Peterson, Iowa; Karalee Andreasen of Spencer, Iowa; Krista (Ryan) Box of Schaller, Iowa; grandchildren: Hayley (Kishor) Sapkota; Reilly Andreasen; Jonathan Box; brothers: Jim (Kim) Witt of Loveland, Colorado; Joel Witt of Paullina, Iowa; sisters: Sherry (Lee) Glaser of North East, Maryland; Pat (Craig) Dittberner of Canton, South Dakota; extended family and friends. Barbara was preceded in death by her father, Lester Witt; mother, Mayme Witt; parents-in-law, Peter and Laura Molgaard; grandparents, Henry and Sophie Witt and Edward and Mathilda Feldotto.