Barbara R. Sampson

Barbara R. Sampson obituary, Osterville, MA

Barbara R. Sampson

Barbara Sampson Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by John Breen Memorial Funeral Home, Inc. - North Andover on Jan. 6, 2026.
Barbara R. Sampson, of Osterville and North Andover, MA, passed away peacefully at the age of 102.

Barbara was born in Hartford, CT, on June 1, 1923. She graduated from the University of CT in 1945 with a degree in business.

She was the beloved wife of David W. Sampson with whom she shared 56 years of marriage until his passing in 2003.

She leaves behind her son, Robert R. Sampson and his wife Catherine, of Centerville, MA, and her daughter Ginny S. Rioux and her husband Michael, of Boxford, MA. She also leaves behind her cherished 4 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Services will be private.

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