Hanna was born Nov. 2, 1954, in Fairmont, Minn., the fifth child of Margaret Alice (Riffer) and Neil Dwight Nickerson. She attended Fairmont schools before being accepted to, and graduating from, Interlochen Center for the Arts High School in Michigan in 1973. Hanna married Charles Moseley Barker and gave birth to their daughter, Jessica, in 1975. Always learning and growing, she went on to attend classes at St. Olaf College, Columbia University, University of Minnesota, Boston University for her bachelor’s degree and St. Catherine University for her master’s degree. She enjoyed playing cello, dancing, music, sewing, quilting, entertaining, cooking, baking and traveling. Her zest for adventure was an inspiration to many. Hanna was preceded in death by her father, Neil; and her mother, Alice. She is survived by her daughter, Jessica; granddaughter, Lily; and many siblings, cousins, nieces and nephews.

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