Obituary of Barbara Elayne Farber

Barbara (Jessey) Farber, 83, passed away November 17, 2019, with her family by her side.

She was born to the late Robert and Marion Gottschalk on April 13, 1936.

She married the late James Jessey in 1958, and they lived together with their 4 children, in Madison, CT, for more than 30 years until they retired to North Carolina.

Barbara is survived by Kim White (Brent), Port Charlotte, FL, CJ Finnical (Mark), Whitefish, MT, Peter Jessey, Killingworth, CT, Karen Jessey (Jules), Denver, CO.   She is also survived by 8 grandchildren and 2 siblings:  John Gottschalk (Mary), and Sandi Beward (John).  She is predeceased by her third sibling: Gail Meehan (Roger).

Barbara was predeceased by her first husband, James Jessey, in 2004, and her beloved dog, Saylor, in 2019.

Barbara married Karl Farber in 2007 and they resided in Goose Creek, SC.   She is also survived by Karl and his children Jan, Tracy and Chip.

Barbara was a nurse at Yale New Haven Hospital for more than forty years.  She was an avid sports fan, including rooting for the Patriots, and loved to sail, travel, golf, volunteer and spend time with her family and grandchildren.  She took great pleasure in gardening and tending to her rosebushes and passed her green thumb down to all of her children.  Barbara was full of love, life and adventure, right up until the end.

The family will celebrate her life in Connecticut, next summer.  For more information, contact kimjessey@gmail.com

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