Barbara Newton

Originally from Maywood NJ, Barbara met and fell in love with a young serviceman (Chuck Fenning) at an early age.  Married at 19, she spent the next 55 years with him until he passed away in 2018.

Moving frequently from military orders, she enjoys traveling and has lived in New York, Hawaii, Florida, Michigan and Alabama with the final duty station being in Cape May, NJ.

Barbara and Chuck raised two children, Laurie and Greg.  Laurie lives in Pennsylvania with her husband Jeff and Greg lives locally in Bedford with his wife Robin. Laurie and Jeff have a son serving in the Coast Guard.  Greg and Robin have 5 children, with the youngest two still at home. 

In 1988, Barbara and Chuck sold their home and bought a fifth wheel RV and began to travel the country.  Still too young to just sit around the campground and grow old, Barbara and Chuck picked up odd jobs or worked at the campground in a variety of positions.  This lifestyle perfectly fit Barbara’s personality as she is an absolute extrovert and loved the social aspect of the campground.  One of the things that drew her to Westminster Canterbury is how friendly and personable the residents are.  Being traveling nomads unfortunately ended in 2018.

Barbara remarried in 2021 and lived in Salem, SC.  Recently separated, she returned to Bedford and with the help of another Westminster Canterbury resident (Laureen Hoffman), she immediately got plugged into the Canterbury Club and instantly became excited about this next chapter in her life. 

Barbara has a small Shi Tzu / Poodle mix puppy named “Joy” who absolutely brings Joy to everyone she meets.  

Still having the traveling bug, she did a 2 week bicycle trip through Spain in 2022 and she is heading to Alaska in August of 2023.  This is actually the second time she has toured Alaska in an RV after having initially done it as part of a cross country trip.