Obituary of Margaret Rose Baranello

Margaret Rose Baranello of Kings Park, NY passed away on December 24, 2015. She was born May 6, 1943 in Cortland to the late Joseph and Margaret Rose DeStefano Baranello. Margaret graduated from Cortland High School in 1961 and received her B.S. from SUNY Cortland. She resided in Brooklyn, NY where she taught biology at J.H.S. 259 William McKinley. Margaret is survived by her siblings Patricia (S. Ralph) Thompson and James (Catherine) Baranello, stepmother Clara Pace; nephew Jeffrey (Maria Luisa) Thompson; nieces Adriana Baranello and Rachel (Cody) Endress, great nephew Silvio Thompson, aunt Lena Musci, uncle Dr. Angelo Pace and many cousins. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at St. Anthony's Church, Cortland, on Monday, January 4 at 10:30 am with Fr. Joseph Zareski presiding. There will be no calling hours. Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Cemetery, Warners, NY will be private. In lieu of flowers, a memorial contribution may be made to Good Shepherd Hospice, 200 Belle Terre Rd, Port Jefferson, NY 11777.