Barbara L. Keller
February 14, 1921 — November 4, 2007
Barbara L. Keller
BARBARA L. KELLER
Loving wife and Mother
BETHLEHEM, NH Barbara L. Keller, 86, of Maple Street, passed away at the Littleton Regional Hospital on Sunday, November 4, 2007.
Barbara was born a daughter of Dr. Peter and Elva C. Kahler on February 14, 1921, in Montclaire, NJ.
The family moved to Bethlehem when she was young. After graduating from Bethlehem High School, class of 1939, she moved to New York City with her sister, Helen, where Barbara worked for Bickfords of New York for several years. She married James W. R. Newcombe, Jr. and returned to Bethlehem to raise their three children.
Barbara worked for many years in the Guidance office at the White Mountain Regional School in Whitefield, NH. She was a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society of Lancaster and while her daughters were growing up, she was a Senior Girl Scout Leader. Barbara loved gardening, wrote poetry, enjoyed traveling, and deep sea fishing.
Her husband, James, passed away in 1971. Years later on September 6, 1997, she married John C. Keller of Bethlehem and enjoyed 10 happy years with him.
Barbara wrote her parents memoirs which were published in Shrouded Memories by Floyd W. Ramsey entitled, The Kahlers of Bethlehem in 1997.
Barbara leaves her husband, John C. Keller, of Bethlehem, NH; her two twin daughters, Diana N. Ainsworth and husband, Robert, of Littleton, NH, and Carol A. Lang and husband, Allen, of Oxford, NY; her son, Gary Alan Newcombe of Shelton, CT; grandchildren Kristie and husband, Tyler Quail of Keene, NH and great-grandson, Cameron Tyler Quail; Kathryn and husband, John Alexander of Annandale, VA and great-grandchildren, Grace, Lillian and Madeline; and Elizabeth Lang of Nottingham, England. Her sisters, Helen and Frances Kahler predeceased her.
SERVICES A Graveside service was held on Friday, November 9, 2007 in the Maple Street Cemetery in Bethlehem, NH with Rev. Lyn O. Winter officiating.
Arrangements and care have been entrusted to the Pillsbury Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, Inc. To view an online memorial or to send a message of condolence, please visit www.pillsburyfh.com.
Loving wife and Mother
BETHLEHEM, NH Barbara L. Keller, 86, of Maple Street, passed away at the Littleton Regional Hospital on Sunday, November 4, 2007.
Barbara was born a daughter of Dr. Peter and Elva C. Kahler on February 14, 1921, in Montclaire, NJ.
The family moved to Bethlehem when she was young. After graduating from Bethlehem High School, class of 1939, she moved to New York City with her sister, Helen, where Barbara worked for Bickfords of New York for several years. She married James W. R. Newcombe, Jr. and returned to Bethlehem to raise their three children.
Barbara worked for many years in the Guidance office at the White Mountain Regional School in Whitefield, NH. She was a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society of Lancaster and while her daughters were growing up, she was a Senior Girl Scout Leader. Barbara loved gardening, wrote poetry, enjoyed traveling, and deep sea fishing.
Her husband, James, passed away in 1971. Years later on September 6, 1997, she married John C. Keller of Bethlehem and enjoyed 10 happy years with him.
Barbara wrote her parents memoirs which were published in Shrouded Memories by Floyd W. Ramsey entitled, The Kahlers of Bethlehem in 1997.
Barbara leaves her husband, John C. Keller, of Bethlehem, NH; her two twin daughters, Diana N. Ainsworth and husband, Robert, of Littleton, NH, and Carol A. Lang and husband, Allen, of Oxford, NY; her son, Gary Alan Newcombe of Shelton, CT; grandchildren Kristie and husband, Tyler Quail of Keene, NH and great-grandson, Cameron Tyler Quail; Kathryn and husband, John Alexander of Annandale, VA and great-grandchildren, Grace, Lillian and Madeline; and Elizabeth Lang of Nottingham, England. Her sisters, Helen and Frances Kahler predeceased her.
SERVICES A Graveside service was held on Friday, November 9, 2007 in the Maple Street Cemetery in Bethlehem, NH with Rev. Lyn O. Winter officiating.
Arrangements and care have been entrusted to the Pillsbury Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, Inc. To view an online memorial or to send a message of condolence, please visit www.pillsburyfh.com.
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