Barbara Pincus

Barbara “Bunny” Pincus, 79, of Amston and formerly of Long Island, passed away Monday (Aug. 22, 2016).

Born May 14, 1937 in Freeport, NY, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Lillian (Lerner) Shebar.

Early   on, she had worked in various positions at the family business, Freeport Utilities.  Bunny went on to serve as Controller for the Israel Cancer Research Fund in Manhattan.

An animal lover, she was very proud to be a volunteer “puppy walker” for the Guide Dog Federation on Long Island and later, Fidelco after retiring to Connecticut in 2005 to be closer to her daughters that she leaves behind; Ellen Sharon of Colchester and Nancy Pincus (and Ted Stumm) of Moodus.

Care of private arrangements has been entrusted to the Aurora-McCarthy Funeral Home in Colchester.

Donations in her memory may be made to the Douglas Library, 22 Main St., Hebron 06248 or to the CT Humane Society, 701 Russell Road, Newington 06111.