Barbara Benoit

Barbara J. Benoit, of Haines City, Florida, passed away on November 4, 2026 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, FL. She was born on August 9, 1948, in Fall River, Massachusetts, to the late Wilfred (Bill) and Margaret Benoit. 

Barbara graduated from Somerset High School in Somerset Massachusetts. During her high school years, she enjoyed playing the trumpet in the school band. Her first job was at the Somerset Spectator as a typist (she was really fast!). She was also employed at Phoebe’s Restaurant as an order taker. She worked as an administrative secretary for over 20 years until her retirement in Rhode Island, before retiring in 2007, followed her sister Cheryl Benoit Peloquin to Florida. Her sister Joanne followed her there shortly after. Barbara enjoyed going for long walks and was well known in the park she lived in. She enjoyed reading a good book. She was a solitary person who preferred to keep to herself. She also had a special love for her two dogs, Spike and Tuffy, who pre-deceased her.

Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, Wilfred and Margaret Benoit. She leaves behind to cherish her memory her sisters, Cheryl Benoit Peloquin and Joanne Benoit; nephew, Billy McDonald; niece, Laura McDonald; and several cousins.

Barbara will be interred in St Patrick Cemetery in Somerset, Massachusetts with her late grandparents, Jane and Frank Neil.