Barbara Van Nortwick

passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2010 at her home on Bainbridge Island, Washington. She was born in Sydney, Australia on October 5, 1937 and was 72 years of age. Barbara came to the US as a young woman where she met Bill, her husband to be. Barbara was an accomplished watercolor artist specializing in themes she was passionate about - flowers, birds, landscapes and seascapes. She will be greatly missed by her extended family and friends in the US and Australia. A service will be held at 1:30pm Sunday, Feb. 28th at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church (Bainbridge Island) to honor and remember Barbara and her husband Bill who passed away on Nov. 22, 2009. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in their names to the Sierra Club.