Sister Robert Marian, a beloved Sister of Charity, Halifax, for 72 years, entered peacefully into God’s loving embrace on January 10, 2026.
The daughter of the late Robert Charles Buxton and Anna (Henzerling) Buxton, Sister Barbara was born in Brooklyn, NY. Sister leaves her brother, Robert H. Buxton and his wife, Ellen; her nieces, Elisabeth Healy and her husband, Chip, Kathleen O’Leary and her husband, Michael; her grandnieces and grandnephews, Erin, James, Jack, Caroline and Meaghan; as well as her Sisters throughout the Congregation.
Sister Barbara began her ministry as a Sister of Charity at the Academy of the Assumption, Elizabeth Seton High School and Saint Paul School all in Wellesley, MA. Also during this time, she served in the Sisters of Charity Formation Program which opened at Mount Saint Vincent, Wellesley in 1966.
Returning to New York, Sister Barbara continued teaching at Bishop Rielly High School in Fresh Meadows, and at Saint Mary High School, Manhasset. She served as Campus Minister at Queens College and assistant Personnel Director for the Sisters of Charity before being elected as the Provincial Superior of the former New York Province.
Sister Barbara’s deep awareness of and desire to meet the needs of the poor and marginalized moved her to pursue studies at Fordham University, earning a master’s degree in social work. As clinical social worker, she provided compassionate and caring service to many at the Glendale Mental Health Clinic in Glendale, NY, for over ten years. Stepping back from full-time ministry, she continued a part-time social work private practice. Sister Barbara also volunteered at Saint John’s Bread and Life which serves the most vulnerable communities in Brooklyn and Queens, NY. She retired to Marillac Residence at Mount Saint Vincent and later to Elizabeth Seton Residence in Wellesley, MA.
Funeral Services for Sister Barbara Buxton, SC will take place on Thursday, January 15, 2026, at Mount Saint Vincent, 125 Oakland Street, Wellesley, MA. Wake at 9:15 AM, followed by a Prayer Service at 10:15 AM, and the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:45 AM. Interment at Saint Mary Cemetery, Needham, MA, immediately following the Mass. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Sister Barbara Buxton, SC may be made to the Sisters of Charity, 125 Oakland Street, Wellesley, MA 02481. Brady & Fallon Funeral Home 617-524-0861