Barbara Wisdom Obituary

Barbara Ann Wisdom SUMMERVILLE - Barbara Ann Wisdom, 71, of Summerville, was struck by a car and died on December 30, 2013. She was a member of the Sisters of Charity of Halifax from 1961 to 1988. In 1983 she graduated as a nurse and midwife from SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY. Barbara was an original member of the New York State Association of Licensed Midwives, and a longstanding member of the American College of Nurse Midwives. She served as a board member of the New York State Perinatal Association and Women Helping Women, a shelter for abused women. After retirement, Barbara relocated to Summerville in 2013. Barbara's sudden death leaves her family, friends and colleagues with a great sense of loss. A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Bayside, New York, on January 25, 2014. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston