October 3, 1930 - November 29, 2025 (age 95)

Mona Rae Wood Barker Groendyke, 95, passed away on November 29, 2025, at her home in Perry, Utah.

She was born on October 3, 1930, in Brigham City, Utah, to Lucy Ella Wight and George Collin Wood. She attended Box Elder High School and later worked as a human resources representative in the aerospace industry. Mona married Dean T. Barker on February 5, 1949, together they had 6 children and were married for 22 years. They later divorced. She married Norman Douglas Groendyke in 1971,the love of her life whom she adored. They shared 29 years together, until his passing in 2000.

She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in the Primary. Mona loved bowling, she bowled all her adult life. Even working at the loc

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