Barbara J. Guardino

Barbara J. (Lombardi) Guardino, RN, 92, a longtime New York City resident and Danbury native, died on Monday afternoon at Filosa Care Center in Danbury after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Stephen Guardino, Jr. Born in Danbury on August 11, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Sabo Lombardi.

Barbara was a 1938 graduate of Danbury High School and received her RN from St. Francis School of Nursing in Hartford. She worked briefly at Danbury Hospital before joining Doctor’s Hospital in New York City. She later did private duty nursing. A New York City resident for almost 70 years, Barbara returned to Danbury in 2007. A longtime member of The Church of St. Catherine of Siena in New York City, she was also a volunteer with Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Cancer Center at Memorial-Sloane Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. Barbara had a great sense of style and enjoyed her weekend trips to Danbury to visit her family and friends.

Survivors include her sister, Laura Lombardi of Danbury and brother, Joseph Lombardi of Newtown. Her step-sons: Stephen Guardino, III and Henry Guardino, both of Florida. Her nieces: Barbara Lombardi of Danbury, Susan Clarkson and her husband, Buddy Jr., of Bethel and Joanne Vargo and her husband, Tibor, of Newtown. Several great nieces and nephews as well as a grea- great niece and nephew also survive.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday at 10am at St. Joseph’s Church, Danbury. Burial will follow in St. Peter Cemetery, Danbury. There are no calling hours. Contributions in Barbara’s memory may be made to Regional Hospice of Western Connecticut, 405 Main St., Danbury, CT 06810.