Ann Magiera-Barger

Ann L. Magiera-Barger passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 11, 2025. She was 95 years old.

Born in Pittsfield to the late Carmella Mondanaro and Charles H. Sharpe on July 7, 1930, Ann had three brothers, Charles, Donald, Francis, and a sister, Marion Lynch. All are predeceased.

Ann earned a diploma from Holyoke Evening High School in 1949 and had a successful career in business administration at Ludlow Hospital in Massachusetts. She continued her career after moving to Royal Palm Beach, Florida with her late husband Melvin Barger. Upon retirement she returned to Massachusetts.

Ann had five children. Her sons, Edjeiu, Johnnie and a daughter Joann Yargeau are predeceased. She leaves her living children, Joseph Magiera of Daytona Beach, FL and Jennifer Magiera Ouimette of Everett. She also leaves grandchildren, great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews that are scattered about the country.

Ann loved family get togethers. She was a member of the Museum of Fine Arts and the Boston Public Library. She liked books, crossword puzzles and the Bruins. She enjoyed music by Leonard Cohen and Andrew Lloyd Webber. She preferred to travel by train. She attended church regularly with her friends. She was loving, kind and wise throughout her years. Her last thoughts were how proud she was of all of us.

Services are private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Perkins School for the Blind, 175 N Beacon St, Watertown, MA 02472 or online at www.perkins.org