
Barbara was born in Portland, Maine on April 23, 1927, the daughter of the late Timothy L. and Helen V. (Moore) Sherry. She graduated from Lewiston High School and then earned her Bachelor’s Degree starting at Bates College and finishing at Marietta College in Ohio.
Barbara worked at Huron Road Hospital in Cleveland from 1959 to 1969. In 1972, she married Raymond Beaudoin and together they made their home in Old Orchard Beach. Barbara continued her work in Cytology at Maine Medical Center before retiring in 1992.

Barbara was predeceased by her loving husband of 25 years, Raymond Beaudoin, in 1997; her first husband, Florian E. Caron in 1990, and a sister, Gretchen Gosselin.
She is survived by a daughter, Renee and her husband Jamie Whelan of Scarborough; a son, Paul Caron of Old Orchard Beach; two stepsons, Norman Beaudoin and husband Ronald of Old Orchard Beach, and Paul Beaudoin and wife Jocelyn of Saco; two grandchildren, Ryan and Grace Whelan of Scarborough and a sister Celeste Houle of Rhode Island.
Visiting hours celebrating Barbara’s life will be held on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Conroy-Tully Walker South Portland Chapel, 1024 Broadway, South Portland. Interment will be private.
To view Barbara’s memorial page or to share an online condolence please visit www.ConroyTullyWalker.com
In lieu of flowers, donations in Barbara’s memory may be made to Maine Parkinson Society, 359 Perry Road, Bangor, Maine.
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