Barron, Mary Ann, nee Fogarty, born August 15, 1931, passed peacefully into the presence of her loving God on Sunday, June 3, 2007, after a long battle with the disease Lewy Body Dimentia. Beloved wife of the late Thomas J.; loving mother of Maureen (Pat) Ryan, Eileen (Joey Fehn), Kathleen (Terry) Whalen, Margaret Stell, Breda (Dennis C.F.D.) Darling, Deirdre (Gene) McCarthy, David C.F.D. (Linda), Mary Therese (MacDara) Faherty, and the late Thomas Jr.; fond sister of Eileen Powers, Michael and John Fogarty, and the late Kathleen Fleming; devoted Nana of Timothy, David, Deirdre, and Patrick Ryan, Maeve and Nell Whalen, Sean, Michael, and Matthew Stell, Thomas and Brendan Maher, MaryKate, Hannah, Daniel, and Emmett McCarthy, and Marita and (expected) Baby Faherty; dear aunt to many nieces and nephews; and kind friend to many. An avid devotee of Our Blessed Lady, Mary Ann made many pilgrimages to Marian shrines around the world. She was a loving and adoring Nana who would have given anything for her grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to LewyBodyDimentia.org are appreciated. Funeral Thursday, June 7, 9:30 a.m., from Ryan-Parke Funeral Home, 120 S. Northwest Hwy. (2 blks. S. of Touhy), Park Ridge, to St. Paul of the Cross Church, Mass 10 a.m. Interment All Saints Cemetery. Visitation 3 to 9 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday.
