- Date Of Birth: August 4, 1942
- Date Of Death: October 24, 2022
- State: Maine
Woolwich- Barbara A. Potter, 80, of Barley Neck Road died Monday, October 24, 2022, at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
She was born in Attleboro, MA on August 4, 1942, daughter of Charles W., Sr. and Barbara (Kenerson) Wilmarth.
Barbara graduated from Attleboro High School in 1960
and the University of Maine, Orono in 1964 with a BS in Medical Technology. On June 17, 1967, she married William D. (Bill) Potter, her husband of 55 years. After college, Barbara was employed in the laboratory at Maine Medical Center and then at the Merrymeeting Medical Group in Brunswick. In 1969 Barbara left the workforce to become a stay-at-home mother. Although no longer employed, Barbara remained active, volunteering with the American Red Cross, the Girl Scouts, at Woolwich Central School, the Town of Woolwich, and the Maine Maritime Museum. Once the children were older, Barbara returned to the workforce as the Museum’s membership secretary until her retirement in 2006 after 31 years with the museum. She was an active member, and past president, of the local Beta Sigma Phi chapter, XI Beta, as well as the Topsham-Brunswick Chapter of the DAR, where she was a past Regent.
Barbara is survived by her husband, Bill of Woolwich, a daughter, Deborah Cashman and her husband Matthew of West Bath, a son, Matthew Potter and his wife Sasha of Walpole, MA, her brothers, Charles Wilmarth Jr. of Warwick, RI and John (Jack) Wilmarth of Attleboro, MA, a nephew, Ken Wilmarth of Warwick and her six grandchildren, Molly, Fionna, Colleen, Mischa, Davis, and Travis.
