Portrait shared in memory of Barbara Glisan

In loving memory of

Barbara Glisan

November 14, 2017

Barbara Glisan was a Corning-area resident and motherly presence in her community — remembered for her ties to family and neighborhood life, taken far too soon on November 14, 2017.

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A life held close in memory

Barbara Glisan (age 38) lived in the rural Corning / Rancho Tehama area of northern California. Public records and reporting identify her as a long‑time local resident who was part of the small Rancho Tehama Reserve community. Though few formal personal notices or family-published obituaries are available in the public record, news coverage from the time describes Barbara as a neighbor and wife who shared the daily realities of life in that remote community.

Local reporting and public records show Barbara and her husband had been involved with neighbors and local law‑enforcement calls in the months before her death; those records provide context about the difficulties around her household but offer limited direct information about her life beyond place, age, and relationships. Out of respect for the limits of the public record, this remembrance focuses on the human being behind the headlines: a 38‑year‑old woman who belonged to a network of neighbors and family in Tehama County and whose life mattered to those who knew her.

Because no family-published obituary or funeral-home notice matching her name and the exact date of death has been found in accessible public sources, many personal details — such as birth date, employment, hobbies, and a fuller list of surviving relatives — are not available for confirmation. What is verifiable is that Barbara was part of a close rural community and that her death on November 14, 2017, was a loss felt by neighbors and loved ones who have shared memories on community memorial pages.

This page honors Barbara as a person first — someone with connections, everyday concerns, and a place within a local community — rather than defining her by the violent circumstances of her death. Where friends or family wish to add a fuller, family‑authorized remembrance (photographs, stories, dates, or details of services), those contributions will help ensure Barbara is remembered more completely and lovingly by those who knew her best.

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Barbara was gone far too soon. May the love, memories, and moments connected to this life continue to be treasured, and may those mourning find comfort in remembering what mattered most.

Andres Y.