Stanley Raymond "Ray" Baron, 61 of West Deer Township died Wednesday at Allegheny Valley Hospital, Harrison Township.

Born July 12, 1945, in Harrison, he was the son of the late Stanley H. and Casimiera "Jenny" Kedzior Baron.

He lived in West Deer Township all of his life and was a 1963 graduate of the West Deer High School.

Mr. Baron was a member of the Transfiguration Roman Catholic Church of Russellton and a 40-year member of the Western Pennsylvania Tractor Pullers Association in Butler.

He enjoyed farming, playing the saxophone and traveling.

Survivors include his wife of five years, Miriam E. Gorek; three stepchildren, Deneane E. Wiles, Gary (Carol) Gorek and Trenton Gorek, all of Saxonburg; a granddaughter, Elyza Wiles; an uncle, Anthony Baron of Saxonburg, and an aunt, Rose Grzybek of Curtisville.

<B>BARON </B>— Friends of Stanley Raymond "Ray" Baron, who died Wednesday, March 21, 2007, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and from 2 to 4 p.m. only on Sunday at the <B>SIWICKI-YANICKO FUNERAL HOME</B>, 23 McKrell Road, Russellton, West Deer Township. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at the Union Cemetery, Arnold.