Fall River – Barbara E. (McAfee) Voisine, 84, of New Bedford passed away May 30, 2015 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was the widow of Alfred N. Voisine.
Mrs. Voisine was born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Thomas D. and Edith (Moore) McAfee, and resided in New Bedford and N. Attleboro all of her life. She was a member of the People’s Christian Church and the Angle Stone Chapter #118, O.E.S. She was employed as a taxi driver by Johnny’s Cab for many years and later went on to work at the Wrentham State School as a direct care worker. She enjoyed reading and singing in the church choir.
Survivors include her daughters: Edith M. Sherman and her husband, Steven, of New Bedford, Ruth A. Adams and her husband, Robert, of Mills River, NC and Susan D. Voisine of New Bedford; a brother: William R. McAfee and his wife, Sylvia, of New Bedford; 3 grandchildren: Thomas Lange of Mills River, NC, Peter Lange, Jr. and his wife, Jessica, of N. Attleboro and Rebecca Sherman of Middleboro; a great-grandson: Myles A. Lange of N. Attleboro; and several nieces & nephews.
She was sister of the late Alfreida Grew, Thomas, Charles and Rev. Ellsworth McAfee.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend:
Visiting hours on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, 5:00-8:00 P.M. at the Kirby Funeral Home, 61 Tarkiln Hill Road, New Bedford.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at the People’s Christian Church, 2240 Acushnet Ave., New Bedford.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241-7005.