Eva Johanna (Rova) Barnes Obituary (1916

Eva Johanna Barnes was born on July 17, 1916 to Aurora Karolina and John Erik Rova in Bellingham, WA. The family moved to their Poulsbo homestead in 1918 where Eva attended grade school at Millers Bay and Union High School (now North Kitsap High School), graduating in June of 1935. Eva attended beauty school in Seattle, commuting by ferry every day, and worked as a licensed cosmetology operator at the Poulsbo Beauty Salon from 1942 until she retired in 1994. She married Earl Ray Barnes on July 2, 1936 at First Lutheran Church in Poulsbo. Their first home was in Little Valley before they purchased 25 acres on Rova Road where they built their home together. Eva enjoyed traveling with her husband, Ray, and their daughter, Karolyn, and they traveled the world together, including trips to Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Australia, the Caribbean and the Bahamas. They drove their motor home together across all of the lower 48 states as well as Alaska and all of the Canadian provinces. Hawaii was one of their favorite destinations, with over a dozen trips together. Eva is survived by her sister-in-law, Marian Rova of Poulsbo and many nieces and nephews: nephew Alvin Grondahl of Chimacum; nephew John Rova (Kathi) of Poulsbo; niece Karen Bow (Terry) of Elma; niece Marsha Rova (Scott Morgan) of Kingston; niece Vicki Rova Mueller (Gary) of Seattle; great nieces Jenny Griek (Forrest) of Tacoma and Julia Beerbower (Brian) of Wisconsin; great nephews Victor Morgan and Erik Morgan of Kingston; niece Louise Holiday, great niece and nephews Rick, Robby and Peg Holiday and niece Maxine Lakey all of Oregon; niece Lela Roller of Shelton, along with great nieces and nephews Terry, Dave and Kay Roller; niece Geralee Swearingen along with niece Suzy Rolfe and family, all of Oregon and great nephew Stuart (Amy) Swearingen, also of Oregon. Cousins Barbro (Rolf) Wasbrekke of Seattle; Caisa Draglund of Arizona and numerous cousins in Sweden. Eva was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Ray Barnes, her daughter, Karolyn Barnes, her sister Lyyli Bumcrot and her brothers Arthur Rova and Victor Rova. Visitation will be at the Stone Chapel in Poulsbo on Friday, July 1st from 9 am-1 pm. A funeral service will be held on Friday, July 1st at 1 pm at the Stone Chapel with interment at the Poulsbo City Cemetery.