Doris V Barg

Doris V. Barg of Lexington, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on October 9, 2026, at the age of 100. She was the daughter of the late William and Florence Stern of New York City and the beloved wife of the late Sidney Barg. She was the beloved mother of Michael Barg and Henry Barg; and loving daughter-in-law Cheryl Barg, all of Lexington, Massachusetts; cherished grandmother of Abbe Galvez-Cordon of Lexington, Massachusetts, and Mollie Drury of Stoneham, Massachusetts; and cherished great-grandmother of Ffion and Lluïsa Galvez-Cordon of Lexington, Massachusetts. She was also the beloved first cousin of Doris Stern of New Jersey.

Doris was born in New York, New York, on May 10, 1926. She graduated in 1943 from the High School of Music & Art in New York, where she studied piano, and later attended McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Doris became a singer and recording artist during the big band era, performing under the stage name “Dee Saunders” with the Sonny Dunham Orchestra for several years in the 1940s. On January 31, 1948, she married Sidney Barg, a trombonist in the orchestra and a World War II Navy veteran. They were married for almost 41 years, until Sidney passed away on December 21, 1988.

Doris built a career in early childhood development, founding the Dexter Park Child Development Center in Brookline, Massachusetts, in 1975 and serving as its director until it closed in 1997. She remained active in her later years, working part-time at the Josiah Willard Hayden Ice Skating Facility in Lexington. Doris loved animals, especially dogs, and adopted Pebbles in 1963 and Lamy in 1995 from the Animal Rescue League.

Doris lived through a century of extraordinary change and remained a source of strength, wisdom, and family history to those who knew and loved her. Her memories connected the past to the present, enriching the lives of her family and friends. Her family takes comfort in her well-lived life and the many memories she leaves behind. She will be deeply missed and lovingly remembered.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a graveside funeral service at 10:00 AM on Friday, October 16, 2026, at Westview Cemetery, 520 Bedford Street, Lexington, Massachusetts.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Doris’s memory may be made to

The Animal Rescue League of Boston at www.arlboston.org,

The Alzheimer’s Association at www.alz.org, or

The American Association for Cancer Research at https://www.aacr.org.