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Barbara Orr, 82, of Hopewell, wife of Philip Orr, died peacefully at home Oct. 24, 2013. Born in Hartford, CT, to Paul B. and Helen Nute, she resided in many eastern states before settling in Hopewell in 1993. A 1951 graduate of Colby Junior College, she was employed in various secretarial and administrative positions from the 1980s until her retirement in 2008 as library assistant with the Hopewell Public Library. A woman of active faith, she studied Christian theology in courses at Fairfield University and by extension from The University of the South, and served at various times on altar guilds, as lay reader and as licensed chalice bearer in Episcopal churches in five states. An avid walker as well as reader, her other major interests included knitting, nutrition and health, and all things British. She is survived by her husband of 32 years, Philip Orr; her brother and sister-in-law, Franklin and Catharine Nute of Decatur, GA; three children and their spouses, Caron and Gordon Cromwell of Silverdale, WA, Jennifer Sewall and William Carr of Brooklyn, NY, and Brigham and Lindsey Sewall of Sandy Springs, GA; four grandchildren, two nieces and 20 first cousins and their families from the Nute clan of Littleton, NH. A memorial service with Holy Eucharist will be held Nov. 25 at 11 a. m. at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Lambertville, NJ, with reception immediately following. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or the Hopewell Public Library, 13 E. Broad Street, Hopewell, NJ 08525. Arrangements are under the care of the Cromwell-Immordino Memorial Home, Hopewell, NJ.