Mrs. Barbara P. Greenwood

Mrs. Barbara P. Greenwood obituary, Pawtucket, RI

Mrs. Barbara P. Greenwood

Barbara Greenwood Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by William W. Tripp Funeral Home - Pawtucket on Feb. 6, 2025.

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Seekonk – Barbara P. (Pollard) Greenwood, 105, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 31, 2025. She was the beloved wife of the late Ralph P. Greenwood. Born in Providence, she was an only child of the late Guy and Mary (Montgomery) Pollard.
Barbara graduated from Pawtucket East High School and continued her education at the former Hubbard Business School, Pawtucket. She was the secretary for the Seekonk Town Accountant for seventeen years prior to retiring and resided in the town for nearly a century. Barbara lived an active lifestyle full of golfing, bowling, crafting and dancing around the world. She played cards with her friends at the Seekonk Senior Center on a weekly basis for nearly thirty years. Barbara rode her bicycle until the age of seventy-five and enjoyed traveling the world with her late husband.
She is survived by three daughters, Marsha Thompson and her husband, Andrew, of Florida, Carol F. Greenwood of Seekonk and Donna Kmiec and her late husband, Jay, of Attleboro; four grandchildren, Jeff and Michael Thompson, Jason Kmiec and Kristen Betts; three great-grandchildren, Jessica Thompson of Germany, and Dorothy and Evelyn Thompson of Virginia; one niece and a nephew.
Relatives and friends are welcome to attend visitation on Thursday, February 13th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in WILLIAM W. TRIPP Funeral Home, 1008 Newport Ave., Pawtucket. Interment with her late husband will be held on Friday, February 14th at 11:00 a.m. in Seekonk Cemetery, Newman Ave., Seekonk. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to Seekonk Senior Center, 540 Arcade Ave., Seekonk, MA 02771 would be appreciated. Online condolences welcomed at www.trippfuneralhome.com

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