Barbara Jane (Walbeck) Dutton
Barbara Jane (Walbeck) Dutton, age 96, of Dunkirk, NY, passed away
peacefully Monday, November 4, 2024, in Signal Mountain, Tennessee.
She was born in Buffalo, NY on April 3,1928, the daughter of the late Anna
(Bannister) Walbeck Green and Leonard Walbeck and later became a
lifetime resident of Dunkirk.
As a young woman Barbara Jane worked at the Van Raalte Company. She
was active in the support of our soldiers and the support and honor of the
sister city of Dunkerque, France. Her favorite role was of a devout wife and
mother. She was the #1 supporter of her children, attending all their school
events, watching them march in parades, cheering them on in sports, and
spoiling them with homemade jellies, pickles, and cookies. She also loved
to play cards, especially pinochle, with family and friends. She and her
husband “Butch” traveled all over the USA with the Gallingers. The family
will always carry her loving memory in their hearts.
Surviving Barbara Jane are her children: Cindy (Larry) Manning of West
Palm Beach, Florida, Bonnie Meyer of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Wende
(William) Adamczak of Dunkirk, Sandra (Hugh) Abell of Signal Mountain,
Tennessee and Leonard Dutton of Rome, New York; 7 grandchildren, 8
great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband: Elvin
“Butch” Dutton; her sons: Elvin Charles and Timothy Brian Dutton; her
grandsons: William Kent and Michael Andre Adamczak; her sister Patricia
Miller Walbesser and brother Richard Green.
Viewing will be at McGraw Kowal Funeral home in Dunkirk, NY Monday, November 11
between 3-6PM. A Christian burial Mass will be held at Holy Trinity Church in Dunkirk, NY
November 12 at 10 AM, followed by Entombment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
Monday, November 11, 2024
3:00 - 6:00 pm (Eastern time)
McGraw - Kowal Funeral Home
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
10:00 - 11:00 am (Eastern time)
Holy Trinity Church
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
11:00am - 12:00 pm (Eastern time)
St. Mary's Cemetery
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