Fran, originally from Hastings, graduated as a registered nurse from St. Joseph School of Nursing, Peterborough, in 1958.
Her career, which took her to various locations in Ontario, Banff, Alberta, and several Yukon communities, included hospital nursing, outpost nursing and teaching.
She loved the North and embraced the lifestyle, eventually acquiring a husky dog, a snowmobile, and a pick-up.
After her retirement, Fran was an active volunteer with Community Care and St. Vincent de Paul Society.
Fran loved to travel and had several overseas expeditions to see the world, and to visit her friends in faraway places.
Fran was predeceased by her parents, Hilda (née Jones) Barry and Fred Barry, sister Eileen, and brothers Michael and his wife Linda, John and his wife Claudette, Tom and his wife Nancy, and Dennis and his wife Truus, and her sister Helen's partner, Chris Fitznar.
Fran is survived by her brother David and his wife Sharon from Guelph, ON her sister Mary Lee and her husband Bryne Lamarche from Kaministiquia, ON and her sister Helen from Golden, B.C.
Fran will also be missed by her 13 nieces and nephews, 14 great nieces and nephews, and 3 great great nephews.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Peter's Cathedral, 411 Reid St. Peterborough at 11:00 AM on Saturday, June 22nd, with a reception to follow at St. Anne's Parish Centre, 859 Barnardo Ave. Internment will be at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Hastings shortly thereafter.
The Barry Family wish to express their gratitude to the Victorian Order of Nurses, the Palliative Care Team, all the staff on D2 at PRHC, and a few special angels who helped Fran out immensely.
If one wishes to express condolences with a donation, Fran chose the Kids Help Line or St. Vincent de Paul Society. Online condolences may be made at www.comstockkaye.com
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