Barbara Ann Baldwin of Millville, NJ and Punta Gorda, FL passed away unexpectedly on February 4, 2017. She was 83 years old.
Barbara was born in Millville on July 13, 1933 to Thomas C. and Muriel (Smith) Brown. She was a graduate of Millville High School and Cumberland County College's School of Nursing, which paved the road for a lifelong and very rewarding career as a Registered Nurse. Barbara was truly a caretaker.
On October 18, 1952, she married the love of her life, Thomas B. Baldwin at the Cumberland Methodist Church. Together, they raised four beautiful children and enjoyed their time spent between New Jersey and Florida. In NJ, they worshipped and lived at the Malaga Methodist Camp Ground and in FL they were members of the Peace River Baptist Church. Barbara was an avid reader, traveler, lover of flowers and English gardens, symphonies, and the theater. She loved the ocean and all nature and derived much pleasure working outside in her garden.
Barbara was predeceased by her daughter Dawn Baldwin Lysk. She is survived by her husband, Tom, children, Diane Baldwin, Tom Baldwin, and Valerie Gard; siblings, Lorraine Knecht and Thom Brown; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and other loving family members and friends.
A visitation will be held on Friday, February 10, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM, with a service officiated by Rev. Dan Amey starting at 1:00PM, at Barr Funeral Home, 2104 E. main Street, Millville, NJ 08332. Interment will immediately follow at Greenwood Memorial Park, 10th and Broad Street, Millville, NJ.