Penny Barnts Obituary

It is with sadness that the passing of Penny Barnts of Marion, Iowa is shared. Penny passed away on September 14, 2026. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Penny Barnts to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by: her husband John Barnts; her parents, Dean Terwilliger and Edie Barger; her stepfather Jim Barger; her aunts and uncles, Phil and Minn Hunt; her brother Mark Terwilliger; her siblings-in-law, Dean Christian, Dan Smith and Kay Christian; her niece Merrick Ham; and her granddaughter Cecilia McKinley.

She is survived by: her daughters, Melanie Rainbow-Harel (Yochai Harel) of Iowa City, IA, Kate Lyon (Warren) of Hiawatha, IA, Anna Barnts (Nick Lehrter) of Cedar Rapids, IA and Mattie Barnts (Nathan Flathers) of Denver, CO; her grandchildren, Emilia, Teodor Harel, Emmett and Maggie Lyon; and her siblings, Steve Terwilliger (Verlee), Joe Barger (Christy) and Barb Smith. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.