Obituary of Barbara F. Hinton

Barbara Hinton nee Herberger (age 86) of Northport Village, NY passed away on November 19, 2024. Loving mother of Stephanie Hinton and Jennifer FitzMaurice & her husband John. Dear grandmother of Emma Smith and step grandmother of Michael (Jane) FitzMaurice and Greg (Briana) FitzMaurice, and sister of Connie Bennett and brother-in-law Gordon McClelland. A native of Baldwin, Long Island, born March 4,1938, she graduated in 1955 from Baldwin High School. In 1957 she attended Endicott Junior College located in Beverly, Massachusetts. After a brief stint in Boston, she then relocated to San Francisco, CA where she worked for I. Magnin, a luxury department store. In 1963 she married her now late husband, William Hinton, as they fell in love over their mutual admiration for opera and crossword puzzles. Since 1972 Barbara has been a stalwart member of the Northport Village community. She was an active member of the Northport Historical Society, Cow Harbor Day Race Host Family, Northport Yacht Club, Altar Guild with Trinity Episcopal Church and St. John’s Episocpal Church (Huntington, NY). Additionally, she was a prominent real estate broker with Sammis and Coldwell Banker for 50+ years. Barbara loved life! She loved the beach, sailing, international travel, playing bridge, reading murder mysteries, watching British TV programs, entertaining, drinking a good Cosmo, and eating lobster rolls on Cape Cod and making hors d’oeuvres. She loved opera, classical music, interior design and the paintings of Chagall. Barbara was a loyal friend who made life better and she will be missed. Memorial visiting at Nolan Funeral Home, 5 Laurel Avenue, Northport, Friday 2-4pm & 7-9pm. Funeral Service 11am with the Rev. Duncan Burns of St. John's Episcopal Church of Huntington officiating.

In Barbara’s memory donations to the American Lung Association would be appreciated.