Barbara A. Stockwell died peacefully in her sleep Oct. 19, 2017 at home in Beverly, Massachusetts. She was 81 years old.

Born Barbara Ann Blanchard on Nov. 2, 1935 in Winsted, Connecticut, she was the daughter of Ernest Jules and Mary Agnes (Jones) Blanchard.

She grew up in Norfolk, Connecticut and attended local elementary schools. Her high school years were spent at Lauralton Hall in Milford, Connecticut from which she was a 1953 graduate. Barbara then went on to study at Garland Jr. College in Beacon Hill, Massachusetts where she majored in child psychology and graduated in 1955. After graduation she taught kindergarten in Brookline, Massachusetts, until her marriage to Donald A. Stockwell on June 4, 1960.

After marrying, Barbara settled down in Danvers, Massachusetts where she began her life as a devoted wife and mother. Faith and family were the most important things in her life, they were values she never wavered from and where she found the most happiness.

Barbara also enjoyed a wide variety of interests. She had a love of sports cars particularly convertibles, starting with her Triumph TR2 in 1953 and continuing on well into her later years. She was also an avid fan of tennis, golf and her beloved Red Sox. She cherished the summers spent at Ocean Point, Maine were she became a year round resident in 1999 and met many lifelong friends.

In 2002 she began spending winters in Siesta Key, Florida where she also made many friends.

Barbara was predeceased by her husband of 39 years, Donald A. Stockwell, and her sister Nancy Blanchard Capocefalo.

She is survived by her four children, son, Todd Stockwell and his wife Melinda of Melrose, Massachusetts; daughter, Susan Stockwell of Boothbay Harbor; daughter, Kimberly Andrews and husband Mark of Damariscotta; daughter, Holly Gomes and husband Jimmy of Danvers, Massachusetts;ten grandchildren, Andrew Brewer, Allison Brewer, Daniel Gagnon, Conner Andrews, Riley Andrews, Abby Andrews, Taylor Gomes, Emma Gomes, Matthew Stockwell, Ella Stockwell; one great- granddaughter, Hennessey Brewer; and five nieces.

A funeral mass will be held Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church, 82 Atlantic Avenue in Boothbay Harbor, with Father Jack Graham officiating. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery in Boothbay. Should friends desire, contributions in Barbara’s memory will be made to Catholic Charities, 13 Pulaski Street, Peabody, MA 01960.

Friends are welcome to share condolences with the family at www.hallfuneralhomes.com

Arrangements are entrusted to Hall Funeral Home and Tribute Center of Boothbay, 975 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay.