Memorial

Dr. Marian Barnes M.D,  87, of Cedar Rapids, passed Wednesday night, January 12, 2022 at Terrace Glen, where she had been a resident since 2019. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. Pastor Phil Jorgensen officiating. Visitation will be at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel Stateroom on Sunday from 2:00 p.m. till 4:00 p.m. Burial will be at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Tripoli, Iowa.

Dr Barnes was born on June 17, 1934, in Freemont Township near Tripoli, Iowa to Erhardt and Pauline Lahmann. 

She graduated valedictorian from Tripoli High School in 1952.

Dr. Barnes attended Wartburg College; then, after two years there, she transferred to the University of Iowa to complete her undergraduate and medical degrees. She was one of three female students in her class.

In the summer of 1955 she met her future husband, Art. They were married at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Segel, Iowa on September 16, 1956, before Marian’s second year of medical school. She graduated with her medical degree in 1961. She and Art both interned at Mercy Hospital and went on to family practice in Cedar Rapids. After her sons were born, she became a part time emergency room physician at St. Luke’s hospital, and later a member of the staff of the internship program at Mercy Hospital, which gave her more time to spend with her young sons. She returned to family practice in 1982, retiring in 1995.

Dr. Barnes was a member of the Iowa Medical Society, Linn County Medical Society, and the American Academy of Family Physicians. She was the president of the Linn County Medical Society. In 1985, she was honored with the Physician of the Year by the Iowa Healthcare Association.

After retiring, Marian and Art enjoyed traveling around the world, most notably to China and Antarctica. They were also avid RVers, traveling coast to coast with Winnebago groups, making several longtime friends along the way. Marian had lifelong interest in photography, taking many photographs on her travels. 


Marian is survived by her sons Michael of Boulder Creek, California and Eric of Las Vegas, Nevada, grandson Jagger of Atlanta, Georgia, granddaughter Jaclyn of Boulder Colorado, grandson Andrew and wife Lindsey and four great-granddaughters of Marion Iowa; Marian’s brother James of Sumner Iowa; numerous nieces and nephews; and her sisters-in-law Marian Barger of Livermore California and Margi Hearson and her husband Robert of Pennsylvania. She was preceded in death by her husband Art, her parents, and her brother Paul.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be directed to Lutheran Services in Iowa or Tanager Place.