Barbara R. Geishecker

Barbara R. Geishecker, 81, of Hopkinton, died Sunday, October 19, 2008. Born in New York, she was the daughter of the late John and Ruth (Mason) Mullen and wife of the late Edward Geishecker who died in 1990.

She was a longtime Hopkinton resident.

She is survived by 2 sons, David E. Geishecker and his wife Caroline of Harwich, MA., Alan W. Geishecker and his wife Alice of Woodbridge, VA; 1 daughter, Sarah J. DePaolo and her husband Gary of Hopkinton; 2 brothers, Peter Mullen and his wife Addie of Rochester, MA., Kenneth Mullen and his wife Patricia of Canyon Country, CA; 3 sisters, Jane Smith and her husband Richard of Westborough, Miriam Nigro and her husband Eugene of Reading, Linda Rogers and her husband Kenneth of Plano, TX. She also leaves behind 7 grandchildren, Cassie, Angelina, Julie, Jack, Kyle, Anthony, and Mitchell, as well as 4 great-grandchildren. She is predeceased by 1 sister, Elizabeth Carey and 3 brothers, John, Donald, and Gene.

A funeral service will take place on Monday, October 27 at 10:00 a.m. at the Woodville Baptist Church on Rt. 135 in Hopkinton. Internment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements are from the Chesmore Funeral Home of Hopkinton. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Umass Memorial Visiting Nurse and Hospice Assoc., 650 Lincoln St., Worcester, MA. 01605.