Barbara Jean (Hockaday) Carlson, 89, of Duluth, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2022, in the company of her family. She was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on September 12, 1932, to John and Anne (Dimock) Hockaday. Barbara spent her early years in Cedar Rapids before moving to Duluth in 1944, where she attended East Junior and Senior High Schools before graduating from Central High School in 1950.