~ IN MEMORY ~
USAF veteran, NWA Capt. James M. Barker
December 30, 1934 ~ May 31, 2023
Notice of passing…..retired Northwest Airlines
pilot Captain James Monroe Barker, age 88.
Captain Barker joined Northwest Airlines 05-29-1959. He is survived by his wife Mary, and by his
children and their families.
Obituary information can be found online at
https://www.startribune.com/obituaries/detail/0000466039/?fullname=captain-james-m-barker
Obituary : Captain James M. Barker
Barker, Captain James M. Age 88, of Bloomington,
passed away on May 31, 2023. Preceded in death by parents Dr. Warren J. Barker
and Josephine K. Barker, and sister Susan B. Philp. Survived by wife Mary J.
Barker, sister Sara (Sally) Hanan; daughter SaDee B. Söderlind; sons Gunnar B.
Söderlind, Jack A. Barker, and Charles W. Barker; as well as nine grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren. After a term as an aviation cadet in the Air
Force, Jim flew as a pilot with Northwest Airlines for thirty-five years. He
also worked as a broadcasting announcer, including stints at television
stations WQED, WCCO, KMSP, and KTCA. By request, no services will be held. In
lieu of flowers, consider a donation to the MN Humane Society.
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