Cover photo for Barbara Goodburne's Obituary
Barbara Goodburne Profile Photo

Barbara Goodburne

September 20, 1947 — January 7, 2022

Barbara Goodburne

Barbara Ann Goodburne, 74, of Alpena passed away Friday, January 7, 2022, at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

Barbara Ann Kowalski was born on September 20, 1947, in Alpena to the late Aloysias and Therese Jean (Robinette) Kowalski. On April 20, 1968, she married James Goodburne. He preceded her in death on September 18, 2001. Barbara was inducted into the Alpena Sports Hall of Fame as Alpena Booster of the Year. She worked at My Glass Wings and enjoyed making stain glass. Barbara managed many teams through the Boys and Girls Club softball league and served as vice president of little league baseball, coaching and mentoring many youth.

Surviving are her three children, Robin Goodburne, Jennifer King, Thomas Goodburne; grandson, Sean Trafelet; three sisters, Susan Kowalski, Mary (Dennis) Huber, and Sandy LaCross.

Mrs. Goodburne was preceded in death by two granddaughters, Sarah Trafelet and SueAnn King.

Visitation will take place Thursday, April 21, 2022, at Bannan Funeral Home from 10 a.m. until the funeral service at 12 p.m.

Interment:  Holy Cross Cemetery

Memorials: Huron Humane Society of Alpena V.F.W. Post 2496

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Barbara Goodburne, please visit our flower store.

Past Services

Visitation

Thursday, April 21, 2022

10:00am - 12:00pm (Eastern time)

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Funeral Service

Thursday, April 21, 2022

Starts at 12:00pm (Eastern time)

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 34

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree