Mary V. "Ginny" Barker

Mary V. 'Ginny' Barker longtime Burlington resident, was nurse; 69 BURLINGTON Mary V. "Ginny" (Lennon) Barker, of Burlington, beloved wife of Alfred B. Barker, passed away July 10, 2008, at the Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston, after an extended illness. She was 69 years of age. Born in Boston, she was a graduate of St. Mary's of the Assumption High School in Brookline. Also a graduate of Middlesex Community College in Bedford where she received her degree in Nursing. As a registered nurse, she worked for Boston Regional Medical Center in Stoneham for 25 years, and later worked at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford for five years. A resident of Burlington for the past 48 years, with her family she founded a "Cousins" group which got together on many occasions. She was a member of the Massachusetts Nurses Association. In addition to her husband, Loving mother of Kathleen M. Watters of Barnstable, and her former husband, John Watters, James B. and his wife, Doreen of Tewksbury, and the late Michael J. Barker. Devoted Grandmother of Tanya Yorks, Michael, Megan, and John Barker, and Jack Watters. Dear sister of Janet Shea of Tenants Harbor, Maine, and the late James Lennon Jr. BARKER Funeral from the Doyle-Lane Funeral Home, 171 Bedford St., (Rte. 62 Bedford Line), Burlington on Monday, July 14, 2008, at 9 A.M. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Malachy's Church in Burlington at 10 A.M. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend. Visiting hours at the funeral home on Sunday from 3-7 P.M. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the American Lung Assoc. of Middlesex County, P.O. Box 265, Burlington, MA 01803. Interment Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Burlington.