Barbara Pick

HARTINGTON — Barbara K. Pick, 77, Hartington, died Oct. 1, 2026, at Avera Sister James Care Center, Yankton, S.D. Funeral services will be Oct. 8, at 11 a.m., at the Wintz Funeral Home, Hartington, with the Rev. Kevin Vogel officiating. Burial will be at St. Michael’s Cemetery, Hartington. Visitation will be Thursday, from 9:30 -11 a.m., at the Wintz Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Amy Nelson, Mandy Spiering, Steve Pick, Ed Lammers, Steve Buntemeyer and Gary Kuchta. Barbara was born Jan. 1, 1949, in Yankton, S.D., to William Henry and Wilma C. (Lammers) Pick Jr. She grew up in Hartington and started school at Tip-Top Country School with Theresa Keiter as her teacher. Barbara then went to school in Yankton. She was there for 25 years. Barb then went to the Bloomfield Educational Job Training for Adults and was the initial person in the Vocational Education for Disabled Adults. Barb moved to an apartment in Yankton while attending ABS. She later moved into Avera Sister James Care Center where she liv ed until her death.

Barbara loved cats and dogs, and she was often called “Doc” because of her love of animals. She was a huge Nebraska Husker fan and loved her Diet Pepsi.

Barbara is survived by her four siblings, Roger Pick, Coon Rapids, Iowa; Marcia (Brent) Bond, Longmont, Colo.; Betty (Gary) Kuchta, Hartington; and Joan (Steve) Buntemeyer, Lincoln; sister-in-law, Marlene Pick, Coleridge; and 10 nieces.

She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Wilma Pick; siblings, Billie A., Carol Jean, David and Catherine; and two nieces, Wendy Pick and Carie Pick.

Memorials may be directed to the Wintz Funeral Home, P.O. Box 505 Hartington, NE. Checks should be made out to Barbara Pick Me morial Fund.