Name: Calling hours for Barbara F. Griswold
Start: 2016-07-02T16:00:00.000Z
End: 2016-07-02T18:00:00.000Z
Location: Phillips Funeral Home - Corning

Barbara F. Griswold, age 68, of Lindley, passed away on Monday, June 13, 2016 at Guthrie Corning Hospital. She was born on August 21, 1947 in Corning, the daughter of Dean H. and Carol B. (Willett) Griswold.
Barbara was very family oriented and she cherished the time she spent with them especially the grandchildren. She traveled many times to Virginia to spend time with them. It should be noted that in the course of the last few years, her daughter-in-law, Kimberly became her best friend. She loved to sing Broadway music and went to New York City as often as she could to take lessons with a voice teacher there. Barbara enjoyed the theater, she loved her Water Aerobics Instructor position at Healthworks and she began many new friendships with those who took the class. Barbara liked to relax with a glass of wine and she liked to sing and play the piano.
She is survived by her husband, Graham Howard; son and daughter-in-law, Matthew and Kimberly Underwood of Chesapeake, Virginia; brother and sister-in-law, Scott and Meghan (Therry) Griswold of Webster; grandchildren, Khaleb Kozlik-Underwood, Kyle Underwood, and Lauren Underwood; nephew, Scott Griswold; nieces, Heather and Amanda Blaikie and many cousins.
Family and friends are invited to call at Phillips Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 17 West Pulteney St., Corning, on Saturday, July 2, 2016 from Noon to 2:00 pm. A celebration of Barbara's life will follow there at 2:00 pm.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Lake Country Players, P.O. Box 910, Montour Falls, NY 14865 or Lakeroad Ferret Farm Rescue/Shelter, Inc., P.O. Box 698, Naples, NY 14512.
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Published by The Leader on Jun. 18, 2016.

Memories and Condolences
for Barbara Griswold

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steven carpenter

June 12, 2023

Just reread my 2016 message. My best to Scott.

steven carpenter

June 12, 2023

I did not know my second cousin, Babara, until we met in music school at Fredonia in 1965-6. "You have an Aunt Anise? My Grandmother's name is Anise!" Then we found each other on Facebook in 2010. We had made a date to meet physically at the Dresden Hotel
when she passed away.

Steve Carpenter

July 2, 2016

I met my cousin, Barbara for the first time in school at Fredonia. She said she was from Corning and I asked her if she was related to Anise Fitzsimmons. It was her grandmother. And my great Aunt. A very old family quarrel had kept us apart. Fast Forward 52 years and we ran into each other again. It seems I have been singing in chorus with her brother, Scott on and off for years. I had a copy of a picture of our common Great Grandfather and gave it to her as well as her siblings who I met at a birthday party. Facebook picked up the slack. I was saddened to read of her unexpected passing. My condolences to her siblings and others that I have not met. She was a joyful person.

June 28, 2016

Add your message here.oh my Sistagurl
Met Barbara when she joined the community choir in Elmira that I directed for the Martin Luther King Celebration. We visited each other's homes
I wouldn't go back to her's because of my fear of her ferrets. What a bright bubbly young woman
So gifted and loving. I'm saddened that although we chatted occasionally that I just didn't know...

Brenda Johnson

June 21, 2016

Barb touched our hearts many years ago adopting ferrets from us at the Lakeroad Ferret Farm. She and Graham took in 4 of our ferrets over time. We lost physical touch as the grand children came along keeping in touch via email. I am sad to learn of Barb's passing we had a lot of grand times hanging together talking ferrets.

Jessie Thompson

June 19, 2016

Barb, My heart is so very sad to hear of our loss,which is you. I will miss your songs in the pool and seeing you on stage. May God be with you and keep you safe. All my love Jessie Thompson

William Christoffels

June 19, 2016

We have known Barbara and Graham for at lesast 15 yers through our theater experiences. We first met at A Funny thing Happened on the way to the forum and again at Old Havana courthouse Theater where they did some melodramas with us. Barbara played my wife in Revenge at the Villanova Rest home and we all had a lot of fun, I think it was her first time at swordplay. Just this year we appeared in a radio show together at the clemens Center. We are in shock at the loss and wish that she was still with us. She will be missed by the whold theater community.

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