ANNA L. "ANN" BARATTA

Baratta, Anna L. "Ann" (Collins) 87, of Woburn, formerly of Arlington and Somerville, passed away unexpectedly at Maine Medical Center on August 21, 2015. Beloved wife of 66 years to John W. Baratta. Daughter of the late Edward and Esther Collins. Loving mother of Jack and his wife Suzanne of Liberty Lake, WA and Paul and his wife Elizabeth of Reading. Sister of the late Frank, Ed, Jack and Virginia Collins. Dear grandmother of Carl, John, Christina, Michael, Paul and Kaitlin. She also is the great grandmother to Izaiah, Natasha, Kathleen and Aiden. Ann graduated from Somerville High School in 1947. She was a parishioner at Saint Barbara's Church in Woburn. A lover of reading, the beach and ocean, Ann and John enjoyed many years in Wells Beach, Maine. She was a retired longtime employee of Sears in Burlington. Most of all she loved her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her. Funeral procession from the George L. Doherty Funeral Service (Powder House Sq.), Somerville Thursday morning at 8:30 AM followed by a Funeral Mass in Saint Barbara's Church, Woburn at 10:00AM. Relatives and friends invited. Calling hours Wednesday 2-4 and 6-8PM. Interment Woodbrook Cemetery, Woburn. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Ann's memory to the Susan G. Komen ww5.komen.org. For more information please visit dohertyfuneralservice.com. George L. Doherty Funeral Service, Inc. Somerville, MA