Appleton A. "Hap" Barrows

November 30, 2019

Appleton A. “Hap” Barrows, 85, of Ashford, CT, passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2019. He was born in Bridgewater, VT, son of the late Origen and Nadine (Sleeper) Barrows. Hap served in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict, and retired from the State of Connecticut Department of Corrections as a fireman engineer. He was an avid sportsman, who loved to fish and hunt, and was a member of the Windham Fish and Game Club. Hap is survived by his life partner of 25 years, Marjorie Klein; two children, Edward Barrows and his wife Barbara, and Jeannine Stansberry and her husband Donald; four grandchildren, Kevin Barrows, Laura Barrows, Ricky Desruisseaux and his wife Sara, and Christina Stansberry; two great grandchildren, Declan Simoes and Dominic Thomas; three brothers, Michael Barrows and his wife Virginia, Jon Barrows and his wife Patricia, and Joseph Barrows; two brothers-in-law, Ralph Wiers and Francis Wiers; sister-in-law, Corrine Smith; Marjorie’s daughters, Dawn Pear and her husband Marc, and Sharon Deluca and her husband Scott, and their children, Joseph Pear and John Deluca; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife, Lora (Wiers) Barrows; his daughter, Deborah Mylek; and his grandson, Jeremy Desruisseaux. His funeral will be held on Friday, December 6, 2019 at 10 A.M. at Introvigne Funeral Home, Inc., 51 East Main St., Stafford Springs, CT. Burial with Military Honors will follow in Westford Hill Cemetery, Ashford, CT. Calling hours are on Thursday, December 5, 2019 from 4-7 P.M. at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children, 516 Carew St., Springfield, MA 01104. For online condolences or directions, please visit: www.introvignefuneralhome.com