Barbara J. Wiggins SUNAPEE — Barbara J. Wiggins, 81, passed away peacefully at her home in Sunapee, surrounded by family, on May 11, 2021. She was born on Aug. 26, 1939, in Bellows Falls, Vermont, to the late Herbert and Mary (Bousquet) Aldridge. Barbara graduated from Springfield, Vermont, High School. She married Martin Wiggins Sr.; they spent 63 years together and were married 62 years. They spent their time raising their family in Sunapee. Barbara owned and operated a licensed day care in her home for more than 30 years. She loved being with her husband and her family. She enjoyed the ocean, Colony Beach in Kennebunkport, Maine, and watching the boats from the jetty. She liked car rides with her husband, Martin, going out for seafood, and fishing with her husband and the rest of the family. She also liked family photos and doing ancestry research. Barbara will be missed by her loving family. Barbara was predeceased by her parents; sister, Madelyn Sears; and brother-in-law, Stuart Snow. Surviving family members include her loving husband, Martin Wiggins Sr. of Sunapee; son, Martin Wiggins Jr. of Manchester, New Hampshire; daughter, Nadine Drew and her husband, Brent, of Sunapee; sister, Elaine Snow of Ludlow, Vermont; brother-in-law, Willliam Sears of Ludlow, Vermont; grandchildren, Ashley Drew Fromer, Michael Drew and his wife, Brooke, Amanda Wiggins and Erika Wiggins; great-grandchildren, Chloe, Sailor and Jaxson; many nieces, nephews and extended family members.
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