Carl A. Barnard, 88, of Salem, NH passed away on Monday, February 17, 2020 in the Salemhaven Nursing Home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Stoneham, MA a son of the late Frank and Leona (Albrecht) Barnard.

Mr. Barnard grew up in Wakefield, MA and was educated in the Wakefield public schools but moved to Windham, NH midway through high school and graduated from Pinkerton Academy in 1949. He graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1955 and proudly served his country as a member of the U.S. Army as an Artillery Officer in Thule, Greenland. He worked many years in the computer industry as a software designer both at the Taylor Instrument Company in Rochester, NY and at Honeywell in Billerica, MA. Mr. Barnard enjoyed woodworking, gardening and traveling, but most of all he enjoyed spending time with his family.

He is survived by his sons; Eric F. Barnard and his wife Susan of Windham, NH and Kurt Barnard of Kittery, ME, by his two grandsons; Brandon and Brian Barnard, by his sisters; Ruth Flaque and her husband Julio of Escondido, CA and Sandra Creech of Vista, CA and a brother in law; Robert Erler and his wife Carolyn of Windham and also by several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife of 48 years; Karolyn (Erler) Barnard.

Visiting hours will be held Friday, February 21, 2020 from 4:00pm to 7:00pm in the Douglas & Johnson Funeral Home, 214 Main St., Salem, NH. Cremation will follow. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the American Brain Tumor Association, 8550 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. Ste 550, Chicago, IL 60631 https://www.abta.org/ways-to-donate/ or to Merrimack Valley Hospice, 360 Merrimack St., Lawrence, MA 01843.