Passed peacefully away at the Palliative care unit of the Dr. Leonard Miller Centre on August 25th, 2009. She is lovingly remembered by her husband Patrick and her daughters Julee (Denise) and Charlene (Sean). She is predeceased by her parents Richard and Veronica (nee Edwards) Hilliard, her brother Ambrose, her sister Mary Head, and her mother-in-law Julia (nee Rowe) and father-in-law Charles O'Keefe.
Left to miss her dearly are her sisters Sylvia (Matthew) Greene, Sarah (Hobert) Wilson, Florence (Jim) Carroll, Catherine (Bill) Ray, Theresa (Fred) Kazor, Alfreda (Marshall) Hunter and her brothers Tom (Alice) Hilliard, Jack Hilliard and Robert (Karen) Hilliard. Barbara's in-laws, Doris (Frank) O'Brien, Russell (Marian) O'Keefe, Jerome (Brenda) O'Keefe, Arthur (Ana) O'Keefe, Bill (Pam) O'Keefe, Mary (Kent) Bradley, Jeanette (Danny) O'Keefe, Jim (Donna) O'Keefe, Charles (Alice) O'Keefe and Derm. Also, a large number of nieces, nephews, and cousins. Her good shopping buddy, Connie Hilliard, and her confidant Mary Hickey.
Barbara worked 22 years at the Lion's Manor Nursing home in Placentia and will be remembered by her friends and co-workers, especially Donna Duke, Maureen Newman, Patricia O'Learly and Joe Bavis and also her good buddies Annie McLennon and Joan Pike.
Special thanks to the nurses and staff of the Palliative Care unit at the Miller Centre for all their great work and support. Thanks also to the nurses and staff at the Health Sciences Acute Care Unit. Gratitude extended as well to her medical care team, especially Dr. Stuckless, Dr. Eaton and Dr. Maroun.
Barb loved the sun and loved to travel. She spent the last few years enjoying several trips with her husband to the Caribbean and to see her sisters in the United States. She loved spending time with her daughters and taking care of them. Even when she was sick, she was always worried about how her family was doing. She loved her work and considered her friends there like family. All those who knew Barbara will feel a great loss by her passing. She was a wonderful wife, a tremendous mother and a very caring friend.
Resting at Maher's Funeral Home, Placentia. Visitation Wednesday August 26, 2009 from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. and Thursday August 27, 2009 2 p.m.-4 p.m. and 6 p.m.- 9 p.m. Mass of Christian burial at 11:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church, Placentia on Friday August 28, 2009 followed by interment at the Dermot McGettigan Memorial Cemetery, Southeast Placentia.