Obituary of Barbara E. Kalvig

Barbara E. Kalvig, 62, of Oxford, died Friday, July 24, 2015 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Funeral services will be held 6 p.m., Saturday, August 1st at St. Mary's Hall in Oxford with a time of visitation prior to the service beginning at 4 p.m. Family committal services will take place later at the Oxford Cemetery. Barb's family has respectfully asked that inquiries or condolences be made through the funeral home or online at www.gayandciha.com. Barbara Ellen Paintin was born February 22, 1953, at home in Oxford; daughter of Carl and Ellen (Frees) Paintin. She graduated from Clear Creek Amana in 1971 and the following year began a life-long career with International Automotive Components (IAC, formerly UTA/Lear/Sheller-Globe), retiring recently after 40 years of service. She enjoyed her career and the close friends that she met along the way. Years after starting her career, Barb would marry Daniel Kalvig, on March 23, 1985, Dan passed away in December of 1999. Her family includes her daughter, Danette Bitanas of Oxford; Danette's sister, Missy Herring; grandchildren, Summer and Jennifer Bitanas; mother, Ellen Paintin of Oxford and siblings, Carl "Spike" Paintin (Julie Elder) of Missouri, Leona Cashwell (Gary) of North Carolina, Chris Vickers (Jim) of Kansas, Renee Martin of Oxford, Tom Paintin (Becky) of Iowa City, Sandy James (Rick) of Missouri and Mary Paintin of Oxford. Also celebrating Barb's life is a large extended family including many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel and her father, Carl.