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Barbara MacSteven Fraser

Hackensack, MN

May 16, 1937 - March 10, 2020

May 16, 1937 - Mar 10, 2020

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Barbara Ann MacSteven Fraser, 82, formerly of Hackensack, MN passed away on March 10, 2020 in hospice in Edina, MN. Barbara was born on May 16, 1937 in Evanston, IL to William and Martha (Cvikota) MacSteven. She graduated from Evanston Township High School and attended Carleton College in Northfield, MN before graduating from Northwestern University (IL) with a bachelor’s degree in Education. Barbara met her husband, Scott B. Fraser, Jr., as a counselor at Camp Holiday near Hackensack, MN. She and Scott were married on June 11, 1960, and moved to DeKalb, IL where Barbara taught school and classes at Northern Illinois University, and raised her family.

Barbara and Scott worked every summer at Camp Holiday, eventually becoming directors, and moved there fulltime in 1986 as owners. Barbara had a wonderful sense of adventure, loved canoeing in the BWCA, riding the camp horses, sailing, and travelling the world with friends and family. She also loved the quiet of the north woods in winter, cross-country skiing, winter saunas, and entertaining family. Barbara was a lifelong active member of the church, singing in choir, serving on council, being a lay reader, and volunteering.

Barbara is preceded in death by her parents Bill and Martha MacSteven and husband Scott. She is survived by her son Scott B. Fraser, III (wife Barb Fraser), daughter Jennifer Fraser (husband Jeff Perry), and granddaughters Karen and Gail Fraser. There will be a memorial service at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hackensack, MN at a later date. Family requests memorials go to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.

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