Barbara Jean Beharriell

Beharriell, Barbara Jean DUNKIRK, N.Y. Barbara Jean Beharriell died July 5, 2008, in Dunkirk. She was born in Toronto, Canada in 1915, the daughter of Dr. Wilbert McBroom and Elma (Lindsay) McBroom. She was an honors graduate in modern languages of the University of Toronto, Victoria College, and received a post-graduate degree in library science, also at the University of Toronto. She lived for a number of years in Bloomington, Ind. with her husband and daughters, and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Bloomington. She worked as a reference librarian at the Schenectady Public Library and was a homemaker. She did volunteer work for many years in the Schenectady Senior Center's visitor program. She was also a member of the League of Women Voters. She was a member of the Eastern Parkway United Methodist Church. She had a deep love of nature, especially birds, and was fond of gardening and flowers. She was predeceased by her husband of 59 years, Professor Frederick J. Beharriell, and by her brother, Dr. George L. McBroom. She is survived by two daughters, Professor Ruth B. Antosh of Dunkirk and Shirley K. Beharriell of Albany, N.Y.; by her son-in-law, Professor John H. Antosh, of Dunkirk; and by several nieces and nephews. Donations in Barbara Jean's name, may be made to the Sierra Club or the National Wildlife Federation.