SANFORD — Barbara A. (Ferguson) Penney, 73, formerly of Waltham, Massachusetts, died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, in Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New Hampshire. She was 73.

She was born Feb. 25, 1943, in Malden, Massachusetts, a daughter of the late Ralph and Barbara (Taylor) Ferguson.

Raised and educated in Stoneham, Massachusetts, she also lived in Wakefield, Massachusetts, and most of her married life to Raymond I. Penney, who died March 25, 1992. She moved to live with her daughter in Maine on December 2005.

Her work included Sweetheart Plastics, Wholesale Door Co., Osco Drug and lastly, Walmart while living in Maine.

Barbara was an avid reader who enjoyed knitting, especially blankets for newborns, and time spent with her family at home.

In addition to her husband and her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings: Patricia Olivadoti, Margaret M. Stoney, and Richard and Joseph Ferguson.

She is survived by: her daughter, Dawn M. Hamel, and her grandson, John P. Hamel, both of Sanford; and by nieces and nephews.

Family and friends will honor and remember Barbara’s life by gathering for calling hours 4-7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, at Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main St. (Route 20), Waltham, Massachusetts, and again at 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 15, before leaving in procession to Saint Mary’s Church, 195 School St., Waltham, where her funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in Mount Feake Cemetery, Waltham.

Memorial donations may be made to: American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.

To offer condolences online, please visit JoyceFuneralHome.com.