RUMFORD – Mrs. Barbara A. Volkernick, 81, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, at her residence, on Wyman Hill Road, in Rumford.

Born in Hollis Center, on May 30, 1937, she was a daughter of Perley and Rose (Berry) Haskell. Barbara was a graduate of Bonny Eagle High School. For many years she worked in the laundry dept. at Madison’s and also for Rita’s Coin-O-Matic. She enjoyed her flower gardens.

Barbara was married in Hollis, on Aug. 11, 1956, to Joseph Volkernick Sr., who died in Rumford, on Nov. 8, 2012.

Survivors include a daughter, Terry Volkernick, of Rumford, and a son, Joseph Volkernick Jr., of Rumford; a sister, Shirley Ames, of Rumford, a brother, Raymond Haskell, of Casco, and a special, lifelong friend, Cathy Fuller, of Rumford.

Friends are invited to sign the family guest book and share their thoughts, condolences and fond memories online at www.meaderandson.com

Graveside services will be conducted in the spring at the Farrington-Morton Cemetery, Mexico. Arrangements are under the care of the Meader  &  Son  Funeral  Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 3 Franklin St., P.O. Box 537, Rumford, Maine 04276.


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