Jean (Decker) BARANUK, 83, a resident of 12 Alfred Drive, Lewisberry,
Fairfield Twp., York County, since 1995, formerly of Huntingdon, died at
9:15 a.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2002, at Harrisburg Hospital. She had been
in failing health for the past two months. Born March 20, 1919, in
Huntingdon, she was the daughter of the late James S. and Mary (Moffatt)
Decker. She was united in marriage to Steven Baranuk Sept. 29, 1949, by
the Rev. Dr. G. Hobart McKeehan, at the Abbey Reformed United Church of
Christ, Huntingdon. Mr. Baranuk preceded her in death in November 1966.
She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Henry W. (Eleanor Ann Baranuk) Rinck
Jr. of Lewisberry and by one step-grandchild and one
step-great-grandchild. An adopted sister, Dorothy (Decker) Hobbs of
Huntingdon, survives. She was preceded in death by three sisters and
three brothers: John Decker, Fred Decker, Marjorie Decker, G. Kenneth
Decker, Dorothy V. (Decker) Reynolds and Eleanor (Decker) Port. Mrs.
Baranuk was a member of the Abbey Reformed United Church of Christ,
Huntingdon, where she was a Sunday School teacher and member and a
soloist in the choir. She was a former Brownie and Girl Scout leader and
a former Bible School teacher. She attended the Huntingdon public
schools and graduated from Huntingdon High School with the Class of
1938. She was both a basketball player and a cheerleader during her high
school years. She had been employed by the Westbrook Shoe Store and the
J.B. Kunz Company, both of Huntingdon. She retired in 1989 as a
teacher's aid with Huntingdon County Child Development. She was an avid
reader and puzzle player. She enjoyed crocheting and music. A funeral
service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at the Abbey Reformed
United Church of Christ, with the Rev. Gary H. Marcy
officiating. Interment will be made in Riverview Cemetery, 245 Standing
Stone Ave., Huntingdon.