Jane M. Debarber

Jane M. DeBarber, 94, of Beacon Falls, entered eternal rest on Saturday September 14, 2019 at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury with her family at her side.  She was the beloved wife of the late Charles A. DeBarber.  Jane was born in New Haven on February 23, 1925, daughter of the late Arthur S. Bowman and Mabel Yates Bowman.  She was employed in the office of the former Winchester Repeating Arms Company.  She was a communicant of St. Michael's Church in Beacon Falls and a member of the Rimmon Rock Grange.  She enjoyed quilting and collecting nicknacks.  She was a gifted artist and oil painter, and was known for her farm scenes and portrait of her  beloved husband. She delivered the former Evening Sentinel newspaper daily, for many years until it's closing when she was 72 years old.  Above all, her greatest joy in life was in raising her seven children. In addition to her husband, Charles A. DeBarber, she was predeceased by her son, Anthony DeBarber, and her brothers, Joseph, Gregory, Arthur, and George Bowman.  She is survived by her sons; Denis DeBarber of Seymour, Thomas DeBarber and his wife Barbara of Ohio, Christopher DeBarber and his wife Barbara of Southbury, John DeBarber of Ohio; and her daughters, Cindy DeBarber of Ohio, and Drusilla Moss of North Carolina.  She is also survived by her grandchildren, Charles, Thomas, Chastity, Nicole, Katie, Erin, Jake and Jessica; and her five great grandchildren.  Friends are invited to join the family for a Mass of Christian burial on Wednesday September 25, at 10:00 am directly at St. Michael's Church, 25 Maple Ave. Beacon Falls.  Burial will follow in the family plot at St. Augustine Cemetery, Seymour.  Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Anthony V. Chepulis Funeral Home, Seymour.  To leave an on-line condolence please visit. www.chepulisfuneralhome.com