Barbara Anne Stevens

Barbara Ann Stevens age 81 died on Tuesday September 29 surrounded by her loving family at her daughter's home in Franklin NH. She was born in Montague Massachusetts on December 14 1938 to Michael and Stella (Kruzlic) Branka. She was the oldest of three daughters and raised in the Fort Dummer neighborhood of Brattleboro, VT. graduating from Brattleboro Union High School in 1956. Barbara met the love of her life after getting her automobile stuck while she and her mother were busy inspecting the new construction work being done on Interstate 91. She married that love William H Stevens of Newport Maine in May 1958 at St Michaels Church in Brattleboro, eventually settling down to raise their family in Kingston NH where they resided for the next 40 years. In 2010 they moved to West Swanzey NH where she was known and beloved by the neighborhood dogs that she helped care for. Barbara worked as a nurse's aide, lunch lady, housewife and loving mother before working for over 20 years as a quality control specialist at Western Electric in Andover Massachusetts after her kids had left for lives of their own. She was a renowned gardener, known for her flowers and landscaping skills. She loved bingo, casinos, traveling and spending time with her family. She is survived by her husband William H Stevens of West Swanzey, NH, a son Michael Stevens of Bangor Maine, a daughter Shelly (Michele) Streeter and her husband Michael Hamel of Franklin, NH, her sister Nancy Dixon and husband Terry of Brattleboro, VT and sister Debbie Dumas and husband Phil of Greenfield Mass. Four Grandchildren, Travis Streeter of Pflugerville Texas, Steven Streeter of Marlboro VT, Eli Stevens of Newmarket NH and Paige Stevens of California as well as three great grandchildren. Barbara requested to have no public services and will be laid to rest in West Swanzey. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Brain Injury Association of America or Paws of Dale Hollow. Checks can be sent to: Brain Injury Association of America P.O. Box 7416 Merrifield, VA 22116-7416 or they can make a memorial donation by credit card at biausa.org/donate. Checks can be sent to PAWS of Dale Hollow, PO Box 242, Byrdstown, TN 38549 or through PayPal.