Mrs. Barbara O. Barrows Obituary (1924

NORTH ATTLEBORO - Barbara O. (Minor) Barrows, 90, of North Attleboro, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at Madonna Manor Nursing Home, North Attleboro. She was the wife of the late William J. Barrows Sr. Born August 15, 1924 in Auburn, MA, she was a daughter of the late Romeo A. and Pearl E. (Thibeaut) Minor. Barbara graduated from Attleboro High School in 1942 and the Sturdy Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in 1946. She was employed for many years at the Sturdy Memorial Hospital Nursery in Attleboro and she also worked for local pediatric offices. She is survived by her sons William J. Barrows, Jr. and his wife Deborah, Michael J. Barrows and his wife Beverly all of Mansfield, and Christopher Barrows and his wife Annmarie of Norton; daughters, Beth Rushlow and her husband David of Norton, Barbara Ezyk and her husband Steven of CO, Patricia Jeram and her husband Tony and Mary Jane Fontaine all of SC.; her 7 grandchildren, Michael Barrows and his wife Kim, Joseph Barrows and his wife Heather, Heather Lee Anderson and her husband Jeffrey, Jeremy and Brandon Fontaine and Brianna and Kylie Barrows; her 6 great-grandchildren, Molly, Lily and Joseph Barrows, Derek Kohansky, Nora Lee Anderson and Jackson Fontaine. She was predeceased by her great-grandchild Landon Zimmerman-Fontaine. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a visitation on Monday, June 1, 2015 from 4 - 8 pm in the Duffy-Poule Funeral Home, 20 Peck St., Attleboro. A funeral will be conducted on Tuesday, June 2 at 9 am from the Duffy-Poule Funeral Home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 am in St. Mary's Church, 330 Pratt St., Mansfield. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery, Mansfield. In lieu of flowers, donations in Barbara’s name may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 473 South St. W., Raynham, MA 02767.