Barbara Curley La Rue, 42 of Leonardtown, MD died October 8, 2013 at her home. Born April 18, 1971 in Honolulu, HI she is the daughter of the late John Francis Curley and Elvy Eliesabeth Curley of Mechanicsville, MD.

Barbara is a 1989 graduate of Great Mills High School. In 1998 she earned her Associates Degree in Nursing from Charles County Community College, La Plata Campus.

On August 16, 1997, she married her beloved husband, William E. "Bill" La Rue III at St. John Regis Catholic Church in Hollywood, MD. Together they had three beautiful sons, who were her pride and joy. She especially enjoyed homeschooling them and spending as much time as possible with them.

She was employed as the Registered Nurse at MedStar St. Mary's Hospital for the past 17 years working in the Float Pool to several different units, as a Nursing Supervisor, and most recently as a clinical coordinator. She also enjoyed scrapbooking, event planning, and spending time with her family.

In addition to her husband she is survived by her sons, Jack Ryan La Rue, Harrison Bradford La Rue, and Benjamin Travis La Rue, all of Leonardtown, MD; her mother Elvy Curley of Mechanicsville, MD, her brother, John Michael Curley and Bonita Russell of Bushwood, MD; her half-sister and brother-in-law, Valerie and Stan Walter of Goose Creek, SC; her mother-in-law, Judy Lane La Rue of Simpsonville, SC; her aunt and uncle Louis and Evelyn Cordina of Charleston, SC; Klaus G. Hentschel of Bogen, Germany and her nephews and niece, Michael Taddeo of CT, SC; Evan and Isabella Cordina of Charleston, SC; and Michael Adam Curley of Bushwood, MD.

She is preceded in death by her father.

Family will receive friends for Barbara's Life Celebration on Sunday, October 13, 2013 from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., with prayers recited at 4:00 p.m., in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. Raymond Schmidt on Monday, October 14, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church, 43927 St. John's Road, Hollywood, MD 20636.

Serving as pallbearers will be John Curley, Phil Corbin, Dan Kinney, Steve McAfee, Shawn Elliott, and James Cannon. Honorary pallbearers will be her nursing colleagues at MedStar St. Mary's Hospital.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.