Mary Jo Barker Obituary

We are sad to announce that, on December 30, 2025, at the age of 85, Mary Jo Barker of Bloomington, Indiana passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

Though Mary Jo has departed this earthly realm, her legacy endures — a legacy of love that will continue to illuminate the lives of family and friends in the darkest of hours. May her spirit soar on wings of eternal peace, forever cherished in the tender embrace of memory.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Jacob Mahr and Josephine Mahr (Jordan); her son Jeffrey Allen Barker; and her brother Robert Mahr. She is survived by: her husband James "Jim" Barker of Bloomington; her son Joel Jacob Barker (Carolina Tamara) of Princeton; and her grandchildren, Isaiah Sidney Barker-Tamara and Audrey Ava Barker-Tamara.