READFIELD – Barbara Louise Lord, 84, passed away peacefully at her home on Oct. 21, 2023.

She was born in Portland on Sept. 13, 1939, the third child of Joseph and Edith Hamlin. She was educated in the Sebago schools and graduated from Potter Academy in 1957.

She married her husband John on Oct. 4, 1958 and they soon after moved to Readfield to begin their life together.

She worked for the State of Maine Bureau of Human Resources for 25 years before retiring.

Barbara was an avid reader who enjoyed many hobbies over her lifetime.

She is survived by her husband, John; son, Preston and his wife Ann, daughter, Debra and her husband Larry, and daughter, Kimberly and her husband Nate; five grandchildren, Stacy (Autumn), Morgan (Jason), Tom (Kendall), Sarah (Matt) and Katie; and eight great-grandchildren, Chad, Ryan, Kole, Teagan, Ben, Henry, Cal and Sebastian; sisters-in-law Sylvia, Mary and Josephine “Jo”, brother-in-law, Herb; and many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her parents; and two siblings, Robert and Joanne.

At Barbara’s request there will be no service.

Arrangements are in the care of the Roberts Funeral Home, 62 Bowdoin St., Winthrop, where condolences and memories may be shared with the family on the obituary page of the funeral home website by visiting http://www.khrfuneralhomes.com.

In lieu of flowers,

memorial donations may be made to the

Readfield

Community Library,

1151 Main St.,

Readfield ME 04355

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