Worcester—Barbara (Reponen) Fuller, 83, died Tuesday, July 15, 2008, in UMass Memorial Medical Center – University Campus. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Warren C. Fuller; two sons, Paul W. Fuller and his wife Maureen of Palmer and Steven W. Fuller and his wife Barbara of Lancaster; a daughter, Barbara Jane Hanc and her husband Francis of Dudley; and five grandchildren: Sarah, Nicole, Nathan, Stephanie, and Lindsey.
Barbara was born in Gardner, daughter of Jennie (Lampen) and Urho Reponen. She was a graduate of Commerce High School, Worcester. Barbara worked for the Worcester School Department, and she was a member of St. Michael’s on the Heights Episcopal Church and the Finnish Heritage Society of Rutland. She loved her backyard rose garden and enjoyed sharing the hundreds of roses she and Warren grew. Barbara will be missed by the group of neighbors she shared time with at the end of the Chatham Village Circle.
Funeral services will be held at St. Michael’s on the Heights on Friday, July 18, at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in All Faiths Cemetery. Calling hours will be held at Nordgren Memorial Chapel, 300 Lincoln Street, Thursday, 6-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Michael’s on the Heights “Endowment Fund” 340 Burncoat Street, Worcester MA 01606. For directions and on-line condolences, please click on link below.