Barbara H. Gerrier

Auburn- Barbara Helen Gerrier, age 89, of Mexico passed away on Sunday August 16, 2015 after a brief stay at the Auburn Hospice House. She lived for four years at Rumford Community Home and three years at the Norway Rehab Center.

She was born on March 6, 1926 on Penley Hill in Mexico, Maine. She was one of 10 children born to David Anthony and Charlotte (Sudsbury) McDonald.

Barbara graduated from Mexico High School in 1943.

In the late 1940’s she married Arthur Gerrier. They were blessed with one son, Arthur Jr.

Barbara was employed at the Oxford Paper Company and also worked as a chambermaid at Madison Motel in Rumford. She volunteered for years and became President of the Mexico Garden Club. Barbara and Mr. Mervyn Wynot planted and cared for the flowers on the Town of Mexico green.

In her later years Barbara spent her winters in Arizona with her sister Theresa and her family.

She was well known for her wonderful cooking, whoopie pies for the holidays, her great “Joe Tate” meatballs, from her brother in laws recipe, and her meat pies.

Surviving are a sister; Theresa Montoya of Phoenix, Arizona, and many special nieces and nephews in Maine and Arizona.

Barbara was predeceased by her parents, husband Arthur Gerrier, son Arthur Gerrier Jr., brothers; John McDonald of Mexico, Francis McDonald of Mexico, sisters; Flora Hoyt of Bryant’s Pond, Mary Mitchell of Mexico, Esther McDonald of Mexico, Alice Gould of Mexico, Olivine Wilson of Dixfield, and Catherine “Cappy” Litalien of Mexico.

The family would like to offer a special thank you to her wonderful caregivers at all three facilities, her special nephews Robert Thompson and David Litalien and wife Sue, her niece Marjorie Richards, and all those who visited, called, brought meals, ran errands, took her to the doctors, helped maintain her home, shoveled snow, and all other acts of kindness.