Barbara Mary Barry

Barbara Mary (O’Neil) Barry, 91, a native of Keene, NH, passed away peacefully with her daughter at her side and loved ones nearby, on December 22, 2021, at the Applewood Care and Rehabilitation Center in Winchester, NH.

Her parents, Arthur G. and Mary (Hosker) O’Neil, welcomed their daughter into the world on February 21, 1930, in Keene. Barbara attended St Joseph’s Regional School and was a 1948 graduate of Keene High School.

She went on to attend secretarial school in Manchester, NH and was employed there until she married Robert W. Barry, Sr. They made their home in Keene, where they raised their three children until their retirement to Florida. She returned to Keene following Robert’s passing on December 28, 2004. During her marriage, she continued to work in various capacities while raising her family. Recently, she was a member of the Keene Senior Center Swingers.

The simple pleasures in life brought great joy to Barbara. A day of golf, watching NASCAR races on TV, summertime camping at Hampton Beach, cookouts at her poolside, daily walks with her husband and dog, and hosting many family gatherings. She loved to cook and nobody left her table hungry. She always had a rich treasury of family history and local knowledge, which she lovingly shared with her younger siblings and her family.

Barbara was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, sister, and friend. Her love of life came through and was shown through her joyous spirit and her loving smile for all.

Barbara will be greatly missed by many, especially her children, daughter Sheila Barry-Segal of Keene, son Robert W. Barry, Jr. and his wife Debbie of Windsor, CO, son Bruce W. Barry and his wife Janice of Keene; her grandchildren, Dennis C Madden, Jr and his wife Victoria, Nicole (Madden) Richards, Jarod Segal, Isaac Segal, Christopher Barry, Colleen Barry, Caitlin Barry and her husband Eric Stunkel, David Barry; four great-grandchildren; a sister Kathleen (O’Neil) Trubiano and her husband Patrick of Fitzwilliam, NH and FL; a brother Michael O’Neil and his wife Carol of NH and Naples, Fl; and several nieces, nephews, and extended family members.

In addition to her husband of 49 years, Robert W. Barry, Sr., she is predeceased by her two brothers, Paul O’Neil and Arthur O’Neil, a great grandson Robert Paul Madden, her mother Mary (Hosker) O ‘Neil, her father Arthur G. O’Neil and his wife Margaret (O’Leary) O’Neil.

A graveside service and committal will be held on Monday, August 15, 2022 at 11:00am in St. Joseph Cemetery, Main Street, Keene. Family and friends are welcome to attend.

For those who wish, in Barbara’s memory, you may perform a random act of kindness or donations may be made to a charity of one’s choice.