Grammy Haskell

Barbara Althea (Quimby) Bishop Haskell (1912 - 2012)  We spent the day in Logan yesterday to attend Dave's grandmother's funeral. She was 99, and only 52 days short of 100 years old. Although I did not get to know her long, I found that she was a very special woman. I cannot describe it, but she had a look that she would always give me, which made me smile. The first time I met her, I recall her asking Dave if I was "the new girlfriend." Little did she know, I would actually be the next Mrs. Porter. Then again, maybe she did know. :0) I'm excited that she lived long enough to meet Olivia. That is something that is very special to me. We have a couple of 4 generation pictures with her. I enjoyed hearing about Barbara's life and memories that her grandchildren have of her. She was very much loved and will be greatly missed. It is however, truly a blessing for her to be in a better place. As Dave's dad has said, her body had become a prison to her. Below is a copy of her obituary.

Obituary     Barbara Althea Quimby Bishop Haskell, 99, passed away of natural causes on Aug. 31, 2012, at Terrace Grove Assisted Living in Logan, Utah, which was her home for the past six years. She was born Oct. 22, 1912, in Mechanic Falls, Maine, to Harold William Quimby and Velva L. Austin Quimby. She graduated from Westbrook High School in Westbrook, Maine. She was energetic and industrious and worked at various jobs as a beautician, governess and secretary. She also was a fancy stitcher in shoe factories for nearly 40 years. Barbara was skilled in the homemaking arts and made many beautiful afghans and quilts enjoyed by family and friends. She also enjoyed many hobbies in crafts, knitting, sewing and crochet. She married Howard Irving Bishop on June 24, 1933, in Westbrook, Maine, making their home in Auburn, Maine. They divorced in 1951. She married Fredrick Eugene Haskell on Oct. 12, 1951. They divorced in 1962. She became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1956 and was active in serving others for many years. She moved to Kemmerer, Wyo., in 2005 and then to Logan, Utah, in 2006. Barbara is survived by her sons, Donald I. Bishop (Charlene) of Kemmerer, Wyo., and Ronald E. Haskell (Janet) of Barrington, N.H.; daughters, Cynthia Bishop Porter (Sherron) of Smithfield, Utah, and Brenda Haskell Collins of Exeter, N.H.; one brother, Eugene N. Quimby (Manola) of Windham, Maine; and 18 grandchildren and 54 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; five brothers, Ivan, Eldred, Carl, Wendell and Raymond; and one sister, Athena West.