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Barbara Gibbons Obituary

Of Falmouth, formerly of Brookline and Vienna, VA October 8, 2007. Beloved wife of Donald E. Devoted mother of Kathleen G. Earley of Bellmore, NY, Donna G. Sullivan of Simsbury, CT, Barbara J. Gibbons of Tucson, AZ and Deborah G. Taylor of Knoxville, TN. Daughter of Josephine (Paris) Drenning and the late Tom Porter. Sister of Linda Spicer, Richard Fessler and the late Jacqueline Fessler. Also survived by 10 grandchildren. Funeral from the Lehman & Reen Funeral Home, 63 Chestnut Hill Ave. (Nr. Brighton Courthouse) BRIGHTON Friday at 9 AM. Funeral Mass in St. Lawrence Church, 774 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill at 10 AM. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend. Visiting Hrs. Thursday 6-9 PM. Interment Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline. In lieu of flowers donations in memory of Barbara may be made to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place West, 6th Floor, Brookline, MA 02445. Funeral home handicapped accessible. For directions and guest book visit www.lehmanreen.com Lehman & Reen Funeral Home Brighton617-782-1000

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Published by Boston Globe from Oct. 10 to Oct. 11, 2007.

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