Barbara Lee Hoover, age 66, of South Haven, Minnesota died January 2, 2017 at her home with her husband and son at her side.

Memorial services will be held Saturday, January 14, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Delta, Ohio with Pastor Eric Markovich officiating.  Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m., the memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m. and a luncheon will follow.  Memorials are preferred to the Coborn Cancer Center, St. Cloud, Minnesota or CentraCare Hospice, St. Cloud, Minnesota.

Barbara Lee Hoover was born on April 15, 1950 in Delta, Ohio to Walter "Junior" and Thelma (Lemmon) Williams.  She grew up in Delta and graduated from Delta-Pike-York High School in Delta, Ohio with the Class of 1968.  Barb furthered her education with a degree in Home Economics from Ohio University in 1972.  On February 16, 1975, Barbara was united in marriage to Joseph Hoover at Trinity Lutheran Church in Delta, Ohio.  Together, they lived in the Washington D.C. area until moving to Woodville, Ohio in 1980.  In 2012 they moved to their home in South Haven, Minnesota.  On top of taking care of duties at home, Barb worked for 20 years as secretary of the Woodmore High School Athletic Department in Elmore, Ohio, and for 8 years as a retail manager at JCPenney in Alexandria, Virginia.  She was very creative in home decorating and loved interior design.  Barbara's family was the most important thing in her life, and she loved the time she was able to spend with them.

Barbara is survived by her husband Joe of South Haven, Minnesota; sons Patrick (Kristin) of Minneapolis and Phillip (Angela) of San Rafael, CA; three grandchildren Giuliana, Lillian, and Emilia; mother Thelma Williams of Delta, OH; sisters Sharon Wolford of Delta, OH, Janice (Bob) Brock of Grand Haven, MI and Linda (Frank) Burns of Clinton Township, MI.  She is preceded in death by her father Junior Williams; and brother-in-law Chris Wolford.