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Weir Mac Cuish Family Funeral Home 144 Salem Street, Malden, MA 02148 A member of the Malden Community since 1896 |
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Dorothy I. (Smith) Barker, died Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at
the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston after a long
illness, she was 81. Born in Malden on April 12, 1924, she was
the daughter of the late Robert and Pearl (Keans) Smith. Dorothy
was a graduate of Malden High School. On June 5, 1947, she
married her sweetheart, Frank K. Barker at the Grace Episcopal
Church in Everett. The couple had recently celebrated their 58th
wedding anniversary. After she was married, Dorothy worked
briefly at the Whidden Hospital in Everett before going to work
for the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Boston, before the
facility moved to Burlington. She worked as a medical records
clerk for the medical records department for 19 years until her
retirement. She was a member of the St. Ann's Guild as well as a
communicant of St. Paul's Episcopal Parish in Malden. She
enjoyed knitting and rooting the Red Sox on as well as spending
time on the beaches of Cape Cod, but what she enjoyed most was
spending time with her family and friends. Dorothy was a
life-long resident of Malden. She is survived by her husband Frank K. Barker of Malden, her children, Anne Barker of Boston, John Barker of Malden, Susan LaBonte and her husband Michael of Haverhill, and Bruce Barker of Wakefield, her sister, Mabelle Smith of Medford, MA, and her grandchildren, Jason and Alexa LaBonte, both of Haverhill. Visitation will be held at Weir ~ MacCuish Golden Rule Funeral Home on Sunday, August 14, 2005 from 6-8 PM. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Monday, August 15, 2005 at 11 AM. Interment will immediately follow in Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, Peabody. Rev. John T. Clarke of St. Paul's Episcopal Parish will be the celebrant. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Dorothy's memory may be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Home OFC, 1311 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, NY 10605. |
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