Barbara J. Leanos

Barbara Leanos - Longtime Registered Nurse Bow-Barbara J. (Hayford) Leanos, 77, died Friday August 25, 2006. Born in Biddeford, Maine, daughter of the late Earle and Eva Hayford, she graduated from York High School in Maine. She earned a nursing degree from St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing. She worked as a registered nurse at hospitals in Massachusetts and Florida. She retired in 1990. Mrs. Leanos and her husband Stanley moved to Bow in July from St. Augustine, Florida where they had resided for the past 10 years. She was the wife of Stanley Leanos and mother of Deborah Luppold, Weare, NH; grandmother of Matthew and Sophie Luppold of Weare; and leaves many nieces and nephews. She was the sister of Edward Hayford of Kennebunk, Maine and the late Virgil Hayford, Mildred Hayford and Hazel Stubblebine. There are no calling hours. A private service for family members will be held in Maine at a later date. Burial will be held at the First Parish Cemetery in York, Maine. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association, PO Box 1797, Concord, NH 03302-1797, to benefit the Hospice Program. The Cremation Society of New Hampshire is in charge of arrangements. To view the on line obituary or to send condolences go to www.csnh.com.