Shrewsbury – Barbara A. (Gregory) Landry, of Shrewsbury, MA was born on February 4, 1929 in Worcester and with great sadness for her family, she drew her last breath on July 13, 2024 at home. Barbara was the devoted mother to her fourteen children. She was predeceased by her husband, Milton R. Landry, Sr. who passed in 2014. They had been married for sixty-seven years.
Barbara’s dear family members, who predeceased her, included two sons: Richard M. Landry in 2006 and Milton R. Landry, Jr. in 2018. She was also predeceased by her parents, Fred and Ruth (Martin) Gregory, her brother, Paul A. Gregory, and two of her sisters, Mary Toupin and Ruth Campanale. She was recently predeceased by her dear granddaughter, Patricia Shea Brown.
She leaves her seven sons: Charles of Bourne, MA, Joseph and Peter of Worcester, MA, Paul and wife, Ellen of Worcester, David and wife, Nancy of Charlton, MA, Stephen and wife, Michele of North Grafton, MA, and Christopher and wife, Denise of Auburn, MA. She also leaves her five daughters: Lynn Couture of Shrewsbury, MA, Susan Burns and husband, Walter of Worcester, Barbara Shea of Shrewsbury, Mary and wife, Betty of Worcester, Carolyn Leonard and husband, Martin of East Brookfield, MA. Barbara leaves seventeen grandchildren: Francis Beckwith, Jacqueline Meninno, Deidre Kosky, Patrick and Ryan Burns, Colleen Adamiak, Yvonne Landry, Jennifer Armstrong, Jeffrey Landry, Justin Landry, Katelyn Patrone, Stephanie Leonard, Matthew, Cliff, and Chase Landry, John and Jacob Landry. She also leaves eleven great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson; two sisters, Virginia Donovan and Rose Ross as well as many nieces and nephews.
Barbara was raised in the Grafton Hill section of Worcester and she graduated from St. Stephen’s High School. After graduating, she worked for a short time in the office of pediatrician, Dr. Cunningham, followed by marriage and the start of her family. Barbara unselfishly devoted her life to her family. As well as cleaning and keeping an orderly home, and cooking (morning, noon, and night), she attended to the needs of each of her children. Her good organization skills kept things running as smoothly as could be. For many, many years, she prepared Sunday dinners, Christmas Eve celebrations, and birthdays, birthdays, birthdays!
As her children moved on with their lives, Barbara found time for her own interests which included times spent with her friends from their “club” (which were friends from her high school days), gardening, crafts, and more than a few casino runs to play slot machines.
Our mother will always be remembered as a humble, kind, soft-spoken person who opened her heart, especially to those whose struggles were particularly difficult. She brought wisdom and comfort to many family members and friends through the years.
The family would like to thank the Jewish Hospice of Worcester, for their loving and tender care of Barbara, and their support, and encouragement for her family.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Worcester County Food Bank, 474 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury, MA 01545.
Relatives and friends are invited to visit with Barbara’s family on Friday, July 19, 2024 from 9:00- 11:00 AM at Britton- Shrewsbury Funeral Home, 648 Main Street, Shrewsbury, MA followed by a funeral Mass at 11:30 AM at her home parish, Saint Mary’s Church, 640 Main St., Shrewsbury. Burial will be in the family lot at Notre Dame Cemetery, Worcester, MA.
