Barbara Nieman

Barbara Nieman, age 80 of Newcastle, WA, died Tuesday, January 18 of complications from cancer. Her children were with her at time of death. Barbara was born in Pomeroy, WA to Orville and Winifred (Dale) Rommel. She grew up in Genesee, ID, where she attended school and graduated from high school. She attended Pacific Lutheran College for two years, and married Robert Nieman in 1950. Through the course of years, she lived in Texas, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California before returning to the Seattle area in 1977. She worked in several secretarial and administrative positions until she retired in the late 1990s. She was active member of Saint Andrew’s Lutheran Church, and participated in OWLS and volunteer office support. She was preceded in death by her father and mother. She is survived by her daughter, Joanne Hinkle, of Bellevue and her son, James Nieman, his wife JoAnn Post, and their daughters, Clara and Madelene Nieman, all of Manchester, CT, as well as her uncle Lewis Dale of Santa Paula, CA. A memorial service will be held at St. Andrews Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on February 8, 2011 at 2:00 pm. Memorials may be given to Saint Andrew’s Lutheran Church.

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