Barbara Klinger, 67, Owatonna

Barbara Klinger, 67, of Owatonna, died on Sunday, March 6, 2022.
She was born on Aug. 29, 1954 in Waseca, to Earl and Janis (Nesdahl) Klinger. She graduated from Ellendale in 1972. She attended South Central Technical College in Faribault where she received an associate degree in accounting.
She worked various state jobs, taught CPR in community education, activities director for the deaf and worked at a group home. She was very active in the Owatonna Art Center and Son’s of Norway.
Barb was very artistic and loved to make a craft out of anything she could find. She had a deep love for animals, over her life she cared for many different pets. She is survived by her sister, Cynthia Olson; nephew, Brian Olson of Rochester; niece, Gena Olson of Los Angeles.
She is preceded in death by parents.
No funeral arrangements have been announced.