Barbara Ann Pasquariello, 83, of Saco, Maine and formerly of Wakefield, died peacefully, January 2, surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Revere on May 9, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Irving and Mary Agnes (Wilder) Bernard.
Barbara was a graduate of Immaculate Conception High School, Class of 1948. She later went on to attend St. Elizabeth's School of Nursing in Brighton, graduating in 1952. Her graduate studies were done at Johns Hopkins University. She was a dedicated nurse and Director of Twin Oaks Nursing Home in Danvers for over 20 years. Besides nursing, Barbara's passion was for her husband and her four children. She and Ralph raised their family in Wakefield. She was also a member of the Thompson Country Club, where she loved to golf.
Barbara was the wife of the late Ralph Angelo Pasquariello; he was the love of her life. She was the devoted mother of Kim Moore and her husband Bob of West Tisbury, Ralph Pasquariello, Jr. and his wife Susan of Roswell, GA, Lisa Ladd and her husband Gary of Plymouth, NH and Stephen Pasquariello of Portsmouth, RI. She was the doting grandmother of Alex and Kaylea Moore, Devon, Trey, Nick, Matt, and Ben Pasquariello and Andrea, Ashley and Mike Ladd. Barbara was also blessed with three great grandchildren. She is also survived by her sisters, Mary LaMedica of Wellington, FL and Nancy Bernard of West Palm Beach.
A funeral mass will be celebrated in the St. Joseph Church, 173 Albion St., Wakefield on Monday at 10am. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made in Barbara's name to the Alzheimer's Association, 480 Pleasant Street, Watertown, MA 02472. Online donations, http://www.alzfdn.org/ContributetoAFA/makeadonation.html or call 1-866-232-8484
Read Barbara Pasquariello's Obituary and Guestbook on www.mcdonaldfs.com.
Visitation
Private
Service
St. Joseph Church
173 Albion Street
Wakefield
,
MA
US
01880
Monday, January 6, 2014, 10:00 AM