It is my sad duty to inform you that
Lillian Baran has died.
Lillian was an adult member of Girl Scouting
and also a past registrar within the Clark, Garwood &
Winfield Girl Scouting community. Lillian will be dearly
missed by Girl Scouts, especially those leaders and girls who had the
pleasure of talking with her. Our deepest sympathy, thoughts and prayers go out to the
family and friends of lillian.
Lillian M. Baran
BARAN Lillian M. Baran, Port Authority
administrative assistant, Mrs. Lillian M. Baran (nee Pershyn),
85, of Clark died on Friday, May 16, 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
http://www.krowickigorny.com
or
http://obits.nj.com/StarLedger/GB/GuestbookView.aspx?PersonId=109948659
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.
The services are scheduled as follows at
Krowicki Gorney Funeral Home:
Sunday, May 18, 2008 -
Visitation 7-9 PM
Eastern Star Services 8 PM
Lillian
was a dedicated Amaranth member; a "Diplomat" with HL Sara Ann and
I; a member of the International Amaranth Group and a constant
e-mail buddy of mine. We will all miss her. My condolences to the
family.
Richard "Ned" Kelly (Orland, CA)
May 26, 2008
We
traveled many miles as Grand Associate Matron and Grand Royal
Matron. We had many long talks. and became very good friends.
We will miss you As all of your Amaranth friends will. In Amaranth
Love.
Betty Lou and Jim Harper (Fanwood, NJ)
May 26, 2008
Lillian
was a very dear online friend to me. We corresponded daily and I
will miss her more than words can say. My heartfelt condolences to
her family. She will be sadly missed by all who knew her. God Bless
Lillian
Christine Blyth (Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland)
Contact me
May 26, 2008
I had the
great pleasure of being one of Lillian's Amaranth email friends. She
was also a member of the International Amaranth Group email and we
were delighted to have her as a member. She will always be "Sweet in
our Memory".
Anne Humphrey (Upminster, Essex, England)
Contact me
May 25, 2008
Angel in
Green
Having left mortal earth, I passed through Heaven's Gate
And while anxiously awaiting the outcome of my fate
I walked among the Angels all robed in purest white
Whereupon I saw one figure which cast a greenish light.
She sat upon a misty cloud, a harp held to her breast
In a flowing, blowing gown of green unlike all the rest;
I asked what great deed she'd done to earn the special hue
That gave her color where others had none, or maybe just a few.
She said "On earth I sought no fame, fortune was not my goal,
I shunned the power of politics and worked without a toll;
I spent my time with children, helping them to grow
For as you reap in life, so must you learn to sow."
"You see...", she said, "the dividends while growing up I'd share
I returned where many others were too self-involved to care.
Girl Scouting was my choice of roads to follow in my quest
For among the girls I found a love deeper than the rest."
"A teacher was I, my work was hard, I had no diploma or pay
But where family and institutions failed, I help show them the way.
The lessons I taught were obscure and difficult to see
For they didn't have names like 'spelling', 'math', or geometry'."
"They were lessons in life delivered through guided experience
And they taught such things as character, spirit, and confidence.
Though on earth my life was blessed, it's even more so today
For when I look down I see my work, as my girls show others the
way."
"On earth Girl Scouting taught me to leave things better than before
And the same applies to that mortal place where life never was a
bore.
Now having lived by that Girl Scouting rule in every earthly
endeavor
I have become an Angel in green and shall be a Girl Scout forever."
(c) Shirley Rhodes, The Patch Corner 1986
Rights to duplication and publication not for profit are granted to
any registered Girl Scouts
H.L.
Lillian and I served as Grand Royal Matrons during 1995-1996, HL
Lillian in NJ and I in VA. She was a treasured friend and a faithful
member to the Diplomats Club of PGRM and PGRP. I will miss her
friendship, but have wonderful memories to cherish of our times
together.
Peggy Rudd (Colonial Heights, VA)
May 20, 2008
Lillian
Baron's Beloved Family:
She will be greatly missed as she kept me informed about many of
Amaranth projects and I enjoyed all her e-mail messages Sweet In Our
Memory.
To
Lillian's Beloved Family,
I had the pleasure of having Lillian travel with me to many Amaranth
meetings in NJ, and to the Supreme Court in Virginia, as well as to
the to the Jesterettes. Her continuous stories kept me captivated.
She was an inspiration to many and I wish she knew I was on my way
to be GRM in 2012.As with all of you I shall sincerely miss her. God
bless you all.
