Barbara Sanger Neff, 91, of Farmington, Conn., passed away on Oct. 14. She was born Dec. 11, 1919, in Basin, Mont., the daughter of Alan and Margaret Sanger.
She was pre-deceased by sister Marcia Meyerhoff and husband Robert L Neff.
Bob and Barbara met as teenagers in a summer romance in Chamberlain. They married just as Bob was enlisting in the Navy and entering WWII. Those years, when Bob was in the Pacific and Barbara traveled to see him whenever he came to port, were central to their lives. After the war, they spent much of their married life in Springdale. Conn. Barbara raised her children, volunteered for the Girl Scouts, became an avid bridge player, and enjoyed her friends and family. Bob and Barbara also maintained a second and much-loved Neff family home in Chamberlain.
Barbara is survived by children, Wesley Neff and husband Robert DesLauriers of Winterport, Peter Neff and wife Lynn of Clinton, Conn. and Chamberlain, Marcy Neff and partner Sheila Amdur of West Hartford, Conn., and Bob Neff of Augusta; beloved grandchildren, Wesley, Jennifer, Heather, Mike, Robyn, Todd, Nicole and Jim; great grandchildren, Jenna, Cami, and Caden; brothers-in-law and their wives, John and Helen Neff and Bob and Sarah Meyerhoff; niece, Robyn; and nephew, Bobby.
Service 1 p.m., Sat., Oct. 29, at the United Methodist Church in New Harbor with burial to follow in the New Harbor Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the McLean Care Hospice program, 75 Great Pond Rd., Simsbury, CT or the American Cancer Society, 6 Hudson St., Bangor, ME.
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Arrangements entrusted to Ahern Funeral Home, Inc., Hartford, Conn.