Barbara Gould

Barbara Gould of North Wildwood, NJ, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Friday, January 27, 2017 at the age of 78.Born in Philadelphia, Mrs. Gould resided in the Highland Park section of Levittown and also in Bensalem for many years before moving to North Wildwood three years ago.Barbara enjoyed her life and loved to dance and go to the beach. She had impeccable style and grace and lived her life with dignity. Barbara will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and GG to her great grandchildren. She is in God's hands now with her daughter, Tricia and stepson, Glenn.Barbara is survived by her beloved husband of 37 years, Ronald Gould.She is the loving mother of Donna Nelson (Greg), Barbara Clark (Walt) and William Petraitis (Lisa) and stepmother of John Gould.She is the devoted grandmother of Michael, Dayna, Tricia, Jyl, Shane, Keith, Heather, Spike, John, Bobby, Julianne, Billy, Christy and Danny and great grandmother of Aiden, Parker, Jack, Alina, Francesca, Maddie, Chase, Delany, Rylie, TJ, Cailyn and Gavin.She will also be missed by her sisters, Olga Daniels and Joanne Ray; sister-in-law Gloria Gould and several nieces and nephews.Family and friends are invited to call from 10:30 a.m. until 12 noon on Thursday at the James J. Dougherty Funeral Home, Inc., 2200 Trenton Rd., Levittown where her funeral service will be held at 12 noon. Interment will follow at Our Lady of Grace Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis National Society, 30 South 17th Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19103.