Doris Rose (Kemery) Barron --Portland Press Herald (Portland, Maine)(26 jan 1947)

2015 obituary. PORTLAND - Doris K. Barron, 92, passed away on Feb. 8, 2015, at the home of her son and daughter-in-law in Maryland. She was born on Sept. 11, 1922, to the late Charles and Myrtle Rapp Kemery in Carpenterville, N.J. Doris graduated from Phillipsburg High School in New Jersey and Easton Hospital School of Nursing in Easton, Pa. Upon graduating from nursing school, she became a Navy nurse serving in a Naval hospital in Philadelphia, Pa., before being assigned to Camp LeJeune, N.C. She met her future husband John while serving in the Navy and they were married in 1947. After an honorable discharge from the Navy, she attended Bowling Green State University in Ohio, where she majored in English. She moved to Laurel, Md., in 1947 and became a communicant at St. Mary of the Mills Church where she later became involved with the Ladies of Charity. She worked in the office of the late Robert Wingfield, M.D., as an office nurse for over 30 years. She loved playing cards, travelling and spending summers at the family home on Great Diamond Island in Portland. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, John M. Barron; sister, Evelyn Redos; and brother Vincent Kemery. She is survived by her children. She is also survived by eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Visiting hours will be held on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, from 9-11 a.m. at Conroy-Tully Crawford Funeral Home, 172 State St., Portland, followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m. in the funeral home. Interment, with military honors, will follow at Calvary Cemetery, Broadway, South Portland.

John Martin Barron was born on May 19, 1920 in Portland, Maine United States to Margaret Eleanor (O'Hare) Barron and John Joseph Barron, and had siblings Margaret Theresa Barron, Nancy Maynes Barron, Patricia Collins (Barron) Donovan, and Mary Catherine Barron. John Barron married Doris Rose (Kemery) Barron on January 25, 1947 in Portland, Cumberland County, and they were married until John's death on May 31, 1974. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Martin Barron.

s/o Martin J and Catherine (Collins) Barron; h/o Margaret E O'Hare whom he married 29 Nov. 1917 in Maine. He was educated in Portland, ME schools. He was vice president and treasurer of the investment firm of Burns, Barron & Co. he had been connected with the investment business since 1912, including associated with George A Fernald & Co one of the pioneers in this field in Maine and with Richardson Hill & Co and Paine, Webber & Co before January 1934 when he assumed the position he held until the tie of this death. In 1939 he was elected president of the Bond Club of Maine. He was also a member of the Cathedral Parish Knights of Columbus and American Legion. He was one of the first to enlist for service in the WW joining the old Milliken regiment at Brunswick and later transferring to the officers' training camp at Plattsburg, NY. After receiving his comission he spent several months overseas. He is survived by his father Martin; three sisters Mary A Barron; Katherine Barron and Jane Barron of Portland, ME: three brothers William Barron of New York City; James and Matthew Barron of Portland, Me; a son John Barron; four daughters Nancy, Margaret, Patricia and Mary Katherine Barron of Portland, ME.

Margaret Eleanor (O'Hare) Barron of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine United States was born on October 15, 1894 in Portland to Martin Scanlan O'Hare and Margaret Lee (Clancy) O'Hare. She had a sister Grace L O'Hare. She married John Joseph Barron on November 29, 1917 in Portland, Cumberland County, and they were married until Margaret's death in 1924 in Portland. Margaret Barron had children Nancy Maynes Barron, John Martin Barron, Margaret Theresa Barron, Patricia Collins (Barron) Donovan, and Mary Catherine Barron.

Margaret Theresa (Barron) was born on July 6, 1921 in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine United States to Margaret Eleanor (O'Hare) Barron and John Joseph Barron, and had siblings Nancy Maynes Barron, John Martin Barron, Patricia Collins (Barron) Donovan, and Mary Catherine Barron. Margaret died at age 69 years old on December 21, 1990 in Portland. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Margaret Theresa Barron.