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BLUFFTON, Ohio — Barbara Claassen Smucker, the author of 14 wel-regarded books for children, died July 29 in Bluffton. She was 87. | BLUFFTON, Ohio — Barbara Claassen Smucker, the author of 14 wel-regarded books for children, died July 29 in Bluffton. She was 87. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:smucker_barbara_claassen_2003.jpg|200 px|right]] One of Smucker's books, ''Underground to Canada,'' was named one of the 50 best books of all time in Canada. A final book, ''Selina and the Shoo Fly Pie,'' was published in 1999. | ||
Smucker had received numerous awards for her writing, including an honorary doctorate in humane letters from Bluffton College in 1989. Other awards include the Canada council Award and the Vicki Metcalf Awared. | Smucker had received numerous awards for her writing, including an honorary doctorate in humane letters from Bluffton College in 1989. Other awards include the Canada council Award and the Vicki Metcalf Awared. | ||
Revision as of 14:46, 9 December 2010
Newton Kansan obituary: 2003 Aug 1 p. 2
Birth date: 1915 Sep 1
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2003 Aug 11 p. 7
text of obituary:
By Mennonite Weekly Review staff
BLUFFTON, Ohio — Barbara Claassen Smucker, the author of 14 wel-regarded books for children, died July 29 in Bluffton. She was 87.
One of Smucker's books, Underground to Canada, was named one of the 50 best books of all time in Canada. A final book, Selina and the Shoo Fly Pie, was published in 1999.
Smucker had received numerous awards for her writing, including an honorary doctorate in humane letters from Bluffton College in 1989. Other awards include the Canada council Award and the Vicki Metcalf Awared.