SOUTH PARIS — Barbara Ann Broadhead, 72, of South Paris, formerly of Harrison, died Sunday, Aug. 19, at the Market Square Health Care Center after a battle with cancer. Her loving family and best friend were by her side.

She was born April, 10, 1940, in Torrington, Conn., the daughter of Benjamin and Louise (Gillette) Weingart. Along with her sisters, Elizabeth and Dorothy, she graduated from high school in North Andover, Mass., and married Tom A. Broadhead in 1960. Barbara and Tom moved to Harrison, in 1976, where they bought Vacationland Campground, which they ran for the next 25 years.

During the last 29 years, she also worked as a secretary for Oxford Hills school district, primarily in the middle school administration office, where she was well-known to many in the community. She enjoyed camping, holidays, and spending time with her family and friends.

She is survived by her loving husband, Tom; her five children, Sharon Imbert and her husband, Edward of Dover-Foxcroft; Tom and his partner Edie of Laurel, Va., Susan Bundy and her partner, Dan, of South Paris, Garrett and his partner, Jessica, of New Durham, N.H., and Andrew and his wife, Lorinda, of Baltimore, Md.; as well as their children, Edward, Ian, Jordan, Eric, Allison, Jamie, Kathryn, Jarret, Jacob, Ethan and Gwen; her brother-in-law, Lewis Becker; her nieces and nephews and their spouses, Linda and Bill, Allen and Shirley, Melissa and Nick, Andrea and Pierre; and her best friends, Ronnie and Steve Payzant and Jackie D’Amillo.

She was predeceased by her parents; and her sisters.

Barbara’s family wishes to extend a heartfelt thank-you to the many friends who stopped by to visit while Barbara was ill and to the nurses and staff at Market Square HealthCare Center and Stephens Memorial Hospital for their loving care of Barbara and her family during the time she was ill and to Dr. Medd and his staff for all of their help and support.

Words of condolence and tribute may be shared with her family at Barbara Broadhead Tribute page on Facebook.com or at www.oxfordhillsfuneralservices.com.