Barbara A. McFarland
August 25, 1930 ~ June 5, 2014
PORTLAND - Barbara A. McFarland, 83, of Danforth Street, died Thursday, June 5, 2014, at the Barron Center. She was born on August 25, 1930, a daughter of Walter J. and Barbara E. (Ridge) Boyle. She graduated from Cathedral High School, class of 1946, and received her registered nurse degree from the Maine Eye and Ear Hospital Nursing School. She married John M. McFarland II on January 8, 1954, at St Dominic's Church. She worked as a registered nurse at Maine Medical Center Out-Patient Clinic for thirty-nine years, retiring in 1996. She enjoyed knitting and ceramics in her spare time. She is predeceased by her husband who died May 18, 2008; a brother, Francis Boyle; and a sister Betty Mae Bennett. She is survived by two sons, John M. McFarland III of Raymond and Michael S. McFarland of Casco; a daughter, Allison E. McFarland of Casco; and four grandchildren. Visiting hours will be 4:00 - 7:00 pm, Wednesday, at Conroy-Tully Crawford Funeral Home, 172 State Street, Portland. Prayers will be recited 9:45 am, Thursday, at the funeral home, followed by a 10:30 am Mass of Christian Burial at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 307 Congress Street. Portland. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery, South Portland.Online condolences may be expressed below.
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John, we are so sorry for your loss of your mother, our thoughts and prayers are with you… please let us know if we can do anything…
– Seamus Walsh
Dear family and friends of Barbara A. McFarland, My name is Cheyenne and I am in a volunteer Christian work encouraging ones to look into the Bible. I’m so sorry for your loss. It is always a sad occasion when someone we love dies. Jesus Christ did give us a hope for dead loved ones, however. He talked about a resurrection of the dead in a Paradise Earth where all of us will see our loved ones again! In John 5:28, 29 he promised “All those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out.” The Bible also tells what kind of people will be resurrected. (Acts 24:15) Also, I wanted to share with you a wonderful Scripture that tells of what will happen in God’s Kingdom. Notice what it says at Revelation 21:4 “And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.” Isn’t that a very comforting promise? I hope this helps you like it has helped me. My heart and prayers go out to you. Below is a link to a very heartening Bible based brochure which you might enjoy in the months ahead. I encourage you to use your personal Bible with this brochure. http://tinyurl.com/n8eglbf Your Neighbor, Cheyenne
– Cheyenne
Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep; If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take. There are four corners on my bed, There are four angels over head, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, God bless this bed that I lay on.
– Shirley Boyle Mills
Our sympathies go out to Barbara’s children. As a cousin to her husband, we would visit on ocassion when we were in Portland. We are sorry for your loss. McFarland in Springfield, VA.
– Paul & Sara McFarland