Gloria Ann Foss Barrett

Gloria Ann Foss Barrett, 91, formerly of Parker and Butler, passed away Friday in Bethesda, Md.

She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She was born April 5, 1926, in Karns City, one of two identical twin daughters of Robert Donald Foss and Mary Bryan O'Hara Foss.

After graduation from Fairview Township-Karns City High School in 1944, she worked at the Coopers Corp. during World War II and thereafter for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

She married Bernard John Barrett on Dec. 27, 1950, and settled first in Parker, where, early in the age of television, they owned Bernie's Radio and TV. They left Parker briefly for Michigan and then moved extensively for a number of years, mostly in Pennsylvania, as Bernie worked in the infant computer industry, living in Claysburg, Pittsburgh, Phoenix, Ariz., Benton, Pa., Camp Hill, Pa., King of Prussia, Pa., and Delaware, Ohio. In 1974 they settled in Needham, Mass., where they remained until they returned to Butler in 2003. Gloria lived in Bethesda, Md., during her last years.

Gloria was a devoted homemaker. Family and friends appreciated her extraordinary baking skills and looked forward to her abundant holiday treats. She enjoyed singing in church choirs beginning in Karns City and was an active member of the choir at the Carter Memorial Methodist Church in Needham. She volunteered extensively at the local chapter of the Red Cross, church-sponsored charities and other local institutions. She enjoyed a wide range of other activities including bridge, golf, bowling, square dancing, cooking and sewing. Gloria was a member and worthy matron of the Order of the Eastern Star. She enjoyed seeing her grandchildren grow into adults and was always a supporter of their activities.

She is survived by her son, Bernard “Jack” John Barrett Jr.; her daughter-in-law, Lauren Kubanyi Saunders; her grandsons, Gabriel Saunders Barrett and Benjamin Kubanyi Barrett, all of Bethesda, Md.

She also is survived by her brother-in-law, her nieces, her nephews and their families.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard John Barrett Sr.; and her three sisters, Patricia Jane Foss, Mary Joan Stevens and Donna Jean Stevens, who also was her twin.

BARRETT — Friends of Gloria Ann Foss Barrett, who died Friday, April 14, 2017, will be received from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Hile Funeral Home of Chicora, 339 Chicora Fenelton Road, Chicora.A funeral service will follow at noon at the funeral home with the Rev. James Lewis, pastor of the Karns City United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will follow at the Bear Creek Cemetery in Petrolia.Memorial contributions may be made to the Karns City United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 89, Karns City, PA, or the American Red Cross, www.redcross.org.Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.hilefh.com.