Mary Ellen Baran, nee Hoffman; dear mother of Robert (Tara) and Scott (Saifon) Baran; loving grandmother of Amelia, Ella, and Stephen Baran; cherished daughter of Lillian Hoffman; fond sister of Elizabeth Reveland, Deborah Suntrupt and Connie Collier. Visitation Monday, 4 to 8 p.m. at the Oehler Funeral Home, 2099 Miner St. (Northwest Hwy./Rt. 14 at Rand Rd.), Des Plaines, where service will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. Interment Maryhill Cemetery, Niles.