Barbara J. (Pitcher) Albers, age 68 of Wells died peacefully Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at her home surrounded by her family. A visitation will be held at Nasinec Funeral Home on Monday, July 21, 2025 from 4:00pm-7:00pm and will resume one hour prior (9:30-10:30am) to the service at church. A Memorial Mass will be held Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at St. Casimir Catholic Church at 10:30 am with Father Pratap Reddy Salibindla officiating and burial will be held in St. Casimir Catholic Cemetery.

Barbara Jean was born October 23, 1956 to Lester and Colette (Stencel) Pitcher in Easton, MN. She attended Kiester High School and retired from Ventura Foods in Albert Lea. Barb married Dale Albers and to this union 3 daughters were born, the couple later divorced.  In her spare time, she enjoyed baking; especially apple pies, sour cream Christmas cookies and rhubarb pies. She enjoyed stopping at the casino whenever her palm itched, going on motorcycle rides, weekends in the garage with family and friends, listening to music, laughing, being sassy and having coffee with her brother Jimmy. Barb made sure to teach her daughters home improvement skills, a strong work ethic and how to be independent. You could often find Barb with a cold Diet Coke, or a warm Diet Coke but never a Pepsi.

She is preceded in death by her partner Glen Giese; parents; brothers: Donald (Avis), Daniel; sisters: Lois (Don) Giese, Mary Lou (Lloyd Jr.) Bratsch; in-laws: Cheryl Pitcher and Lyle Quam; nephews: Jamie Stenzel and Blake Pitcher; and niece Mary Kay Bratsch.

Barb is survived by her daughters: Amanda Landherr, Amy Albers and Sara (Shane) Jacobson; grandchildren: Cashton & Delaney; Lilliana, Liam and Rylan; Bailey; brothers: James Pitcher of Wells, Gerald (Trudy) Pitcher of Wells, Joseph (Hilda) Pitcher of Kentucky; sisters: Diane (Michael) Henning of Bricelyn, Donna (Quentin) Stenzel of Wells and Cathleen Quam (Ray Schmidt) of Buffalo, MN.