STOUGHTON - Barbara Barnum Montague Lauer, age 93, of Stoughton, passed away on Monday, December 16, 2024, at St. Mary's Hospital. She was born on April 19, 1931, in Madison, the daughter of Rolland and Gertrude (Luebchow) Barnum.

Barbara lived in Madison and Milwaukee from 1931-1967, Stoughton from 1967-1984, Sun City-Center, Florida, from 1984-2024 and returned to Stoughton in 2024.

She graduated from Whitefish Bay High School in 1948 and received a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin in 1952. Barbara married the love of her life, Bob Montague, in 1968. He passed away in 1996.

Barbara worked as a Home Economics teacher at Evansville High School and later at Home Service Bureau, Wisconsin Electric Power Company. She and her husband, Bob, owned Halverson’s Restaurant in Stoughton for 20 years. She was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church, Covenant Lutheran Church, Sun City Center Interfaith Council, the Military Family Support Trust.

In her free time, she loved watching baseball and football, especially the Green Bay Packers, golfing, playing the piano and sewing.

Barbara is survived by her three daughters, Jane (Bill) Klann Honer, Jill (Stan) Schneller and Sherry (Bill Bares) Montague; two sons, Steve (Sharon) Montague and Byron Montague; grandchildren, Tim (Rhonda) Fauerbach, Cali (Jason West) Schneller, Shannon (Ryan) Michaels, Jason (Amanda) Klann, David (Joan Buck) Montague, Jessica (Bennett) Montague Eglinton, Colton Bares, Cameron Bares, Sara Bares and Loren (Tori) Montague; great-grandchildren, Grayson and Gavin Opsahl, Grace and Lily Fauerbach, Kiera and Liam Michaels, Mason and Emma Klann and Shira Montague; and brothers, Tom (Carole) Barnum and Chuck Barnum. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rolland and Gertrude; spouses, Bob Montague and George Lauer; and daughter and son-in-law, Julie and Paul Fauerbach.

Service details: Family service will be determined at a later date.

Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.

Gunderson Stoughton

Funeral & Cremation Care

1358 Highway 51 N. at Jackson St.

(608) 873-4590

Barbara B Montague-Lauer

April 19, 1931 - December 16, 2024

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