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- The Portsmouth Herald (NH)
December 16, 2016
TOWNSEND, Mass. — Doris Anne (Bradley) Barnsley, 82, of O'Fallon, Ill., and formerly of Sturbridge, Mass., died peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, November 23, 2016, at the Colonnade Senior Living Center after battling Alzheimer's dementia.
Her husband, Major William Barnsley, USMC, predeceased her in March 2015.
Doris was born in Rockport, Mass., to the late Major William and Edith (Koch) Bradley. Her family later relocated to Townsend, Mass. She attended multiple high schools as her father changed stations with the Army.
After high school, she was a Barbizon modeling school student in NYC, then went to Fitchburg State Teachers college and became an elementary school teacher. She was a proud Marine wife, fierce mama bear to their four sons, and loving Nana to their nine grandchildren.
She was a dedicated and capable DIYer, making every house they lived in a home, and repurposing everything in typical frugal Yankee fashion. She loved dancing and enjoyed looking at Dancing With the Stars. Her ancestors helped found Gloucester, Massachusetts in the 1630s, and she was excited to be a member of the Cahokia Mound Chapter of Daughter of the American Revolution. She loved dogs and was a steady supporter of a local animal rescue league. She made the best fish chowder on the planet. She had a wicked smart sense of humor, a girlish giggle, and a smile to light up a room. She never missed a birthday, anniversary or special occasion. Above all, her sons and her grandchildren were her life.
She is survived by four sons: William of Sturbridge, Mass., Kerry of Concord, N.H., Brian of Swansea, Ill., and Kevin of NYC, N.Y., nine grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
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