Shirley M. Barto

NORTH BERWICK – Shirley M. Barto, 86, of North Berwick, passed away peacefully with her loving husband by her side on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, at Hyder Family Hospice House in Dover, NH.

She was born on Sept. 30, 1936, to Rodney and Francis Scoville in Lubec. The family moved to Portland when she was just a little girl and where she attended local schools graduating from Portland High School. She attended Westbrook Community College for a time.

She then married the late Robert Sargent and they moved to North Berwick where she raised her family.

Shirley was the school secretary at the Mary Hurd Academy in North Berwick for many years.

After her first husband’s passing, Shirley found love again and in 1987 she married Charles Barto and they shared many happy years, traveling and crossing off the dreams on their “bucket lists”.

Shirley could always be found with a camera in her hand. Photography was her passion and she loved photographing her family. She was a wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother. She was her grandchildren’s biggest fan and never missed a school or sporting event.

She was loved very much and will be dearly missed.

She was predeceased by her parents, her husband Robert Sargent (1980), her stepdaughter Renee Conpher and stepson Robert Barto.

Survivors include her beloved husband Charles Barto of North Berwick; children, Michelle Howard and her husband Elton of Saco, Michael Sargent and his significant other Lisa of Berwick, and Melissa Allard and her husband Daniel of Lebanon, stepdaughter Lynne Houwman and her husband Keith of Minnesota; her half-brother Martin Read III and his wife Jan of Auburn; grandchildren, Nicole, Megan, Mandy, Eric, Amy, Justin, Tara, Isadora, Ariella and Nathan; 14 great grandchildren.

A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 12:00 p.m. at Southern Maine Veterans Cemetery, 82 Stanley Rd, Springvale.

Arrangements are under the direction of Black Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, Sanford-Springvale.

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Those considering an expression of sympathy are asked to consider a donation to the Alzheimer’s

Association at alz.org