Barbara Mae Schoeneberg, a longtime summer resident of Edgartown, died on May 29. She was 88.
Barbara was born on March 31, 1931 in Long Branch, NJ, to Fredrick and Gladys (Grant) Schoeneberg. She briefly attended grade school in Edgartown before her family moved to Barnegat, N.J. Upon her graduation from high school, she enlisted in the Air Force as a first class airman. After her honorable discharge she moved to California and worked for Chevron until her retirement in 1979. She then returned to live with her parents and help care for her ill father. In 1980, Barbara and her mother purchased land in Edgartown and built a summer home. From then on they would spend their summers on the Island and winters in Laughlin, Nev.
She was very fond of her Island relatives, including her grandparents Lyman and Achsalt (Perry) Grant, uncles Ralph, Cecil, Kenneth and Mansfield Grant and aunt Ruth (Grant) Duncan.
Barbara was predeceased by her parents and brother, Fred Schoeneberg Jr. She is survived by many beloved cousins whose memories of her include her wonderful sense of humor, quick wit and love of sunny days.
A visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 11 at Chapman, Cole and Gleason funeral home in Oak Bluffs. Interment will follow at the New Westside Cemetery in Edgartown with military honors provided by the Veterans of Martha’s Vineyard.
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