Barbara E. (Tasney) MacDonald

Barbara E. (Tasney) MacDonald, 95, of Reading, loving daughter of the late Charles and Florence
(Castine) Tasney.

Beloved wife of the late Gerald MacDonald, passed away peacefully on January 30th,
2019 at her home, surrounded by her family. Barbara was an only child who had 4 children, 11
grandchildren, and 14 great grandchildren. Devoted mother of Sharon (Mullen) Barry and her children
Kevin Barry, Susan Schafer and the late Michael Barry, Charles Mullen, Martha (Mullen) Mazzarino and
her children Tasney Mazzarino, Jodi Howes, Tina Fox, Robyn Barry and Bobby Mazzarino, and Robert
MacDonald and his wife Paula and their children Sara Tolliday, Allison MacDonald and Evan MacDonald.

Always at the forefront of technology, Barbara started her career as a switchboard operator at New
England Telephone, and in recent years used her iPad to email, text and FaceTime daily with her family,
always ending her messages with a string of her favorite emojis.

Funeral service celebrating Barbara's Eternal Life will be held in the Doherty-Barile Family Funeral Home, 11 Linden St. READING on Tuesday, February 5th, 2019 at 10am.

Family and friends are cordially invited to gather and share memories with Barbara's Family at the funeral home on Monday, February 4th 2019 from 4 to 8pm.

Interment will be in Forest Glen Cemetery, Reading.

For for further information www.facebook.com/BarileFamilyFuneralHome.