Ann (Baran) Davis

Ann (Baran) Davis passed away peacefully on September 23, 2015, surrounded by her loving family on the morning of her ninety-seventh birthday. She was born and raised in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Paul and Anna Baran. She was a longtime resident of Wallingford, where she lived for 50 years, and a resident of Marlborough for the last several years. She went to work at a young age to help support her family and worked in a variety of jobs for almost 60 years, most notably as a quality control inspector for Wallace Silversmiths in Wallingford. Ann was a talented seamstress known for her skilled handiwork in sewing, knitting, and crocheting. She was a woman of strong faith and a long-time parishioner of SS. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church in Wallingford. She was an avid Red Sox fan and enjoyed reading, cooking, playing cards, and spending time with her beloved family. She enjoyed traveling to new places on family vacations and made her own once-in-a-lifetime trip to Czechoslovakia in 1985 to visit her relatives. Ann was the devoted mother of Judy (Davis) LaCava and her husband Joseph of Marlborough, with whom she resided, and James Davis and his wife Veronica of Middletown. She also leaves seven grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren, and four great-great grandchildren. She was a loving “grandmother” to all those she met and touched many lives with her love, compassion, and generosity. She will be truly missed by her large extended family, which included the LaCava Family of Wethersfield, and her close circle of friends.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday (September 28) at 10 a.m. at St. John Fisher Church, 30 Jones Hollow Rd., Marlborough. Everyone is invited to go directly to the church. Burial will follow in Marlboro Cemetery, Marlborough. Family and friends may call on Sunday from 4-6 p.m. at the D’Esopo Funeral Chapel, 277 Folly Brook Blvd., Wethersfield. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. To share a memory of Ann with the family, please visit www.desopo.com.