Lillian M. Baran
Thursday, May 15, 2008

BARAN Lillian M. Baran Port Authority administrative assistant, 85 Mrs. Lillian M. Baran (nee Pershyn), 85, of Clark died on Friday, May 15, 2008, in the Clark Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Clark. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend the funeral on Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at 7:45 a.m. from the Krowicki Gorny Memorial Home, 211 Westfield Ave., Clark, thence to St. Demetrius Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, Carteret, where a Funeral Liturgy will be offered at 9 a.m. Interment is in Clover Leaf Park Cemetery, Woodbridge. Visitation is on Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Parastas Service in on Monday at 8 p.m.

To offer condolences, please visit www.krowickigorny.com. Born in New York City, Mrs. Baran lived in Cranford for 32 years and in Clark for the past 12 years. She was an administrative assistant with the Materials Division of the Port Authority of NY/NJ for over 41 years of active service before retiring in 1989. Mrs. Baran was a member of St. Demetrius Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, Carteret, and a member of the Sisterhood of the BVM, 1995-1996 PGRM Order of the Amaranth, State of N.J., the Arbor Vitae Court No. 40, OA, the Azure Chapter No. 87, OES, past Mother Advisor Azure Assembly No. 40, ORG, past president of the Port Service Club Port Authority NY/NJ, and a past registrar of the CGW Girl Scouts.

She was the beloved wife for 21 years of the late Metro J. Baran (1967); loving mother of James Baran and his wife, Patricia, and Martha Kamichoff and her husband, Curtis; caring sister of Theodore Pershyn and his wife, Helen; cherished grandmother of Alicia, Michael and Andrew; treasured aunt of Ann Marie (Amy) Mark and Andrea (Alex), and many other relatives and friends. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made for diabetic research to either the Amaranth Diabetes Fund or Marie L. Waters Permanent Trust Fund for Research, c/o 33 Golden Seasons Dr., Lakewood, N.J. 08701.

Published in the Star-Ledger from 5/18/2008 - 5/19/2008

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