Barbara Deem Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Barbara Deem of Tuscola, Illinois, who passed away at the age of 91, on October 19, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
As Barbara departs from this earthly realm, her essence lingers — a whisper on the wind, a ripple on the water — a testament to the enduring power of love to transcend the boundaries of life and death. Though Barbara may no longer walk beside us, her spirit lives on in the memories and the legacy Barbara leaves behind.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Alfred L. Weatherford and Edith Blanch Collings Weatherford; her son Aaron Deem; and her brother Richard Weatherford. She is survived by: her daughter Deborah A. Steiner; her son-in-law Jim of Sparta; her children, Vicki L. Mowery of Robinson, Marcia G. Deem of St. Joseph and William Russell Deem of Tuscola; and her siblings, Raymond Weatherford of Fredericksburg, TX, Harold Weatherford of Peoria, Bruce Weatherford of Tuscola and Harriett Weatherford of Sidney. She is also survived by 8 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren.