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Obituary for Pamela Dineen Barba
Pamela Dineen Barba, 68, resident of Madison, New Jersey, died on Friday June 28, 2019. Pamela had been a longtime resident of New Vernon. She and her family had close ties to the Church of Christ the King. She was a parishioner at Christ the King from the very first day that the doors opened and dedicated her entire life to attaining grace on earth. She served as a religious education teacher for many years and as a eucharistic minister. She was particularly devoted to the Rosary and the Sacred Heart of Jesus. She is best known for her magnificent artwork. She studied extensively at the National Academy in New York City and had won numerous awards for her sporting art, portraits and pastoral landscapes. Her great love for animals and people can be clearly seen in her portraits. Her enduring legacy is her friendships. Those who knew her will always remember her joyful laugh, her generous nature and her elegant sense of style. Pamela always found the beauty in life, even as a young girl. She will be greatly missed by her father Joseph K. Barba and Eliska Coolidge, her sister Trish Benisch and her husband Steve, her brother John Barba and his wife Susan, her sister Beth Hamerschlag and her husband Jim, her nephew Chris Barba, her niece Trish Chobrda, her niece Mary Chobrda Edgar and her family, her niece Sarah Barba Holcomb and her family, her niece Kate Barba and her niece Grace Hamerschlag. A wake will be held on Sunday, July 7, 2019 from 4pm to 8pm at the Church of Christ the King, 16 Blue Mill Road, New Vernon, NJ. A funeral mass will be celebrated on Monday, July 8, 2019 at 10am at the Church of Christ the King. In honor of her memory, donations can be made to Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York.
