Feb 11, 2021
Barbara Hunt, a longtime resident of Johnstown, NY, and most recently of Peterborough, NH, died February 5, 2021, after a long illness. She was born in Rawdon, Yorkshire, England, on July 3, 1933.
She received a degree in occupational therapy from the Derby School of Occupational Therapy, and worked in this profession at several hospitals in England before coming to the United States in 1958. In 1959, she was married to John Richard Hunt in Schenectady, NY, and shortly thereafter moved to Johnstown. Barbara continued working as an occupational therapist at Sunnyview Hospital, Amsterdam Memorial Hospital, the Fulton County Infirmary, and lastly with the Community Health Center of Johnstown for many years.