Barbara "Bobby" Rosser, 89, of Concord, MA, formerly of Cape Cod.
Bobby was born and raised in New York city and attended DePauw University, majoring in music and voice. There she met her husband, artist Curtis Rosser. Married for over 50 years, they raised their four children in New York, Connecticut, Maryland and Massachusetts.
As a teenager Bobby got the "theater bug" when she sang with actor Ezio Pinza in a NY canteen serving US servicemen and she appeared as an extra in a production of Petrouchka at the Metropolitan Opera. Over the next 65 years, Bobby appeared in 57 plays, musicals and light operas, founded a madrigal group, and served on the boards of numerous theater companies. She was nominated numerous times for outstanding achievement in acting by the Association for Community Theater Excellence and won as lead actress for her role as the Countess Aurelia in the Academy Playhouse of Orleans' production of Dear World.
In the many communities in which she lived, Bobby volunteered at the historical society and the council on aging, translated books into braille, taught music to young adults with developmental disabilities, served as president of the art guild, delivered meals on wheels, worked for a community newspaper and a local bookstore. Bobby studied shaker culture, furniture and basket making, taught basket classes and was a member of the Society of Cape Cod craftsmen.
Curtis predeceased Barbara in 2005. She is survived by her children, Curtis "Kip" Rosser and his wife Pamela of Morrisville, PA, Bonnie Krims and her husband Peter of Concord, MA, Glen Rosser of East Windsor, CT, Penny Rosser of West Concord, MA, and her grandchildren, Zevan, Cody and Bryan Rosser, and Elise and Maxwell Krims.
A private family remembrance will be held at a future date.
Donations in Barbara's memory may be made to Cape Rep for theater education and outreach (web.ovationtix.com/trs/store/141/alldonations/14935).
Arrangements are under the care of the Dee Funeral Home of Concord.