Barbara Mangiameli passed away January 23, 2013 after an eight year battle with ovarian cancer. Memorial services will be held 2 p.m., Saturday, February 16, 2013 at the Ackworth Friends Church with family present to greet friends one hour prior to services. MY JOURNEY ON THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD TO HEAVEN Barbara Mangiameli was born in the Bronx, NY on May 26, 1938, and was darn proud of it! She married John Mangiameli on October 31, 1959 (Halloween) and declared their marriage was a marriage made in heaven. John was the love of her life. Having been married on Halloween, she always joked that she kept her broom on her side of the bed! They then moved to "Jersey" City NJ, Hauppauge NY, St. Louis MO, Columbia MO and finally to Ackworth IA. She always looked for the little coincident in life, and having started her married life in "Jersey" City she decided it was inevitable that "Jersey" Trail would probably be her final stop. And so it was on January 23, 2013. She had considered herself one of God's miracles to have endured 8 years of ovarian cancer, various chemo treatments and their side effects and lived to enjoy each day. Barbara's goal in life was to be a wonderful mother to her children John Nicholas DiBari (Missoula, MT) and Janice Pruett (Ackworth, IA), always being there with unconditional love and support. Her biggest delight was her grandchildren, Shane Pruett 18, Rachel Pruett 16, and Eli DiBari 11 who relished her ongoing attention. She also considered herself exceptionally blessed to have both an incredibly special son-in-law Ron Pruett and daughter-in-law Karen DiBari. She enjoyed entertaining friends, being a gracious hostess, reading and decorating. She loved to travel and was proud of having been in 48 states (Alaska several times) in her lifetime thanks to summer vacations with her parents and visiting her children and grandchildren wherever they lived. She also visited Spain, Portugal and the Caribbean. Barbara asked to be cremated and placed in two urns, one for Janice and one for John Nicholas to be placed on their mantel piece so she could pay them a "duty call" each Halloween. She requests contributions to be made to the Johnston Mercy Hospice or to the Ackworth Friends Church.