
Barbara Van Beveren
, Ohio
Barbara Jean DAurora Van Beveren died peacefully and in the prayerful company of her family on June 29th after an extended illness. She was 75. Born in Steubenville OH on June 18 1951 to Dominick and Helen Macre DAurora Barbara grew up in Follansbee WV where she lived loved and cared for her family and community for most of her life. A 1969 graduate of Madonna High School Barbara was passionate about education. Earning an undergraduate degree from West Virginia University in 1973 before claiming masters degrees from both Duquesne University EducationSpecial Education 1980 and Fordham University Religious EducationYouth Ministry 1981 she faithfully served as a teacher for 50 years in New Jersey West Virginia and Ohio. Her monumental run in the classroom across two centuries and six decades deserves additional recognition including work with children from Kindergarten age through college Bethany College Franciscan University in both private St. John…
