Barbara Scott ... nurse manager; formerly of Dover

ROCHESTER - Barbara Louise (Foster) Scott, 89, of Dover and Ossipee, died at the Studley Home in Rochester on Wednesday, February 16, 2022.

Barbara was born on April 14, 1932 in Mariaville, Maine, to Ralph and Mattie (Frost) Foster. After attending Brewer, Maine schools, she graduated as a registered nurse from Maine General in Portland, now known as Maine Medical Center.

Barbara married Robert "Bud" Scott on January 8, 1953, who was in the USAF, and they moved to England, where he was stationed and their daughter Debra was born. In 1955 they settled in Dover where sons Randall, Daniel and Timothy were born.

Barbara worked as a nurse at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in maternity, which she loved. However, in 1962 she began employment with Dr. Rudolf Hoene, allergist and rheumatologist, who later added partners Bruce Samuels and Thomas Decker, making her the first nurse for the first doctors in the practice that became Wentworth Health Partners.

Barbara loved her job there as nurse manager for 22 years, where she helped children (and adults) become comfortable with weekly allergy injections and "translated" for patients and hospital staff Dr. Hoene's thick German accent and doctor's messy handwriting. She loved to tell stories- (never mentioned names!)- about crazy things that happened there and the tricks she would play on Dr. Hoene on April Fool's Day every year.

Deciding to do something completely different, Barbara retired from nursing and with her husband moved to Ossipee to own and manage the Pine Cove Motel. Always a lover of people, Barbara kept a diary titled "Confessions of an Innkeeper" where she recorded stories of things that happened. She especially loved the silly, touching, and comical.

Although never a gossip, Barbara loved telling her stories to everyone. People enjoyed her easy way of laughing at herself, while always giving the best possible representation of her children, when they were mentioned. She loved her children and grandchildren dearly.

Barbara attended church regularly and loved to talk about her relationship with God.

Barbara is predeceased by her husband Robert and son Randall Scott, and by her siblings Thelma Bragg, Arno Foster, Dorothy Dunham, Mary Bragg, Eleanor O'Halloran, Flora Foster, Lillian Tucker, Ralph Foster, Isabelle Scott, Maxine Sheckler, and Norman Foster. She is survived by her sister Marlene Howard of Daytona Beach FL, and by her children Debra Miller of East Wakefield, Daniel Scott of Concord. N.C., and Timothy Scott of Dover; by grandchildren Megan and Scott Miller, Rebecca Latella and Maranda Scott, Chelsey and Lee Scott, Bonnie Pierre and 3 great-grandchildren.