OBIT: Mary Ann (KROCHKA) BARRON, 2000, formerly of Boswell, Somerset County, PA
  
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  BARRON
  
  Mary Ann Barron, 79, of 124 North Oakland Ave., Sharon, and formerly of
  Boswell died Oct. 9, 2000 at her residence following an extended illness. 
  She was born March 21, 1921, in Sharon, the daughter of Libor and Rose
  Piachek Krochka.  She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph L. Barron
  on Nov. 13, 1996 whom she married Nov. 22, 1941.  Survived by three
  daughters: Mary Ann Biggart of Melbourne, Fla.; Betty Lou Barron of Sharon;
  Mrs. Charles (Joanne) Hardy of San Diego, Calif.  A son, John L. Barron of
  Hermitage; two brothers, John M. Korchka of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio and Edward
  B. Krochka of Sharon.  Also six grandchildren and five
  great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by a daughter Theresa
  Marie, a sister Catherine LaMachia and brothers Albert and Joseph L.
  Krochka.  She was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Church, Farrell and its
  Bethany Club.  She was also a former member of St. Ann's Altar and Rosary
  Society.  She had been a school bus driver for the Sharpesville School
  District in the 60s.  She had also been a model for the O'Neil Department
  Store in Akron, Ohio.  Friends received from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the
  Harold W. Stevenson Funeral Home, 264 E. State St., Sharon.  Funeral mass
  will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Our Lady of Fatima Church with the
  Rev. Donald E. Berdis, pastor officiating.  Interment, St. Ann's
  Cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be made to the church.
  
  Daily American, October 11, 2000
  
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