We are very sorry to share the news that one of the original members of the mgMN Support Group and original Board Member Barb Corner has passed away.
Barb was a staunch advocate for people with Myasthenia Gravis and worked for years to help people get the information she needed. She lived in the Brainerd Lakes area and ran a local support group there until Covid, but never stopped supporting her local friends.
As an mgMN Board Member she provided valuable information and was willing to help out with anything that was needed. She will be greatly missed.
This was her writeup on the Board Member page:
Barb was diagnosed with MG more than 50 years ago. "I told my parents I would not let this rare disease stop me, and it hasn't," she says. Barb went on to obtain her bachelor's and master's degrees and had a 33-year career as a teacher. She and her husband have three grown children, seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Barb began attending annual meetings of the state's MGFA chapter in 1990. A couple years later, she started (and still leads) the Mid-Minnesota support group. Barb started a lending library for people with MG in 1995, and chaired the MGFA state chapter for more than a decade.
Here is a link to her obituary for more information.
Barbara Corner Obituary May 11, 2026 - Brenny Family Funeral Chapel and Cremation Services