Barbara J. Hardy

May 23, 1925 - June 4, 2019

TOWNSEND: Barbara J. (Jenna) Hardy, 94, formerly of Townsend, died Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at River Terrace Health Care Facility, Lancaster. Her husband of 45 years, Henry S. Hardy, died April 5, 1990. Mrs. Hardy was born in Fitchburg, May 23, 1925, a daughter of Byron and Beatrice (Stowe) Jenna and was a 1943 graduate of Spaulding Memorial School. She and her husband were former member of the Townsend Community Couples Club. For thirty years Mrs. Hardy worked as a medical secretary for Dr. L.A. Churchville Jr. in Townsend. More recently she worked for fifteen years as a Special Needs Aide at Nashoba Valley Technical High School in Westford. Mrs. Hardy leaves her son, Thomas S. Hardy and his wife Susan Hardy of Townsend; her daughter, Cynthia Curley of Leominster; her sister-in-law, Rosemary (Dusty) Hardy from New Hampshire, her granddaughter, Melissa David from Lunenburg, and three great-grandchildren, Kierney David, Jameson David and Irelynn David. She is predeceased by her granddaughter Sarah F. Deering, great-granddaughter, Danica David, and long-time companion, Ed Reed of Lunenburg. Graveside services will be held 10 AM Friday, June 7, 2019 at Riverside Cemetery, Dudley Road, West Townsend. There are no calling hours. The T.J. Anderson & Son Funeral Home, 250 Main Street, Townsend Center is assisting the family with arrangements.