Obituary of Barbara Ellen Lambert

Age 54, of Nashua, NH, died May 5, 2016. Born July 2, 1961, in Hornell, NY, Barbara grew up in Corning, NY, and lived in Washington state as well as New York City before settling in Nashua, where she resided for the last three decades. Barbara was a proud mother of two daughters, a loving sister to eight siblings, a devoted daughter, and a beloved friend of many. She had a lively, vibrant spirit and a trustful, caring soul. Barbara was a 1979 alumna of West High School in Painted Post and graduated from Rivier College in Nashua in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts. Her love of the theater, throughout her life from her high school days to her teaching days was a big part of her life. Barbara enjoyed art, music, cooking for friends and family, laughing, and meeting new people. She always looked out for others first. Barbara is predeceased by her father James L. Brown; her brothers, Thomas R., Daniel J., and Christopher M. Brown; and her sister-in-law Judith Brown. She is survived by her two daughters, Allison Lambert and her husband Christopher Egner of Lebanon, NH, and Jennifer Lambert and her boyfriend Pierce Smith of Arlington, MA; as well as her mother Alice (Coffey) Brown of Elmira, NY; her sister Maureen A. Brown of Delmar, NY; her brothers, Michael G. Brown of Pittsburgh, PA; James L. Brown Jr., of Austin, TX; Patrick J. Brown of Burnet, TX; and Timothy R. Brown of Waverly, NY; her nephew Kevin Worden and his wife Kirstin with daughters Helen and Maria of Burlington, VT; her niece Sara Worden of Trumansburg, NY; her aunts and uncles, Janet Brown of Vestal, NY; Gerald T. Coffey, Joseph M. Coffey and his wife Margaret, all of Binghamton, NY; and several cousins. Family and friends are invited to McInerny Funeral Home, 502 W. Water Street, Elmira on Saturday, June 11, 2016 from 12:00 noon to 2:30 p.m. A funeral service will follow at 2:30 p.m. Private interment will take place in St. Mary's Cemetery, Corning. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to Marguerite's Place, 87 Palm St., Nashua, NH, 03060, or to the charity of one's choice.