TUCSON, ARIZ. - Funeral Services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel for Garry J. Baun, 91, formerly of Youngstown, who passed away Sunday at Tucson Medical Center Hospice.
Garry was born March 9, 1921, in Youngstown, a son of the late Garry C. and Jean Collins Baun.
Garry graduated from South High School and Ohio Northern in Ada, Ohio, with a degree in Pharmacy.
He served in World War II as a flight engineer in China, Burma, India theatre for the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1941 to 1945.
Garry and his wife, Lois, owned Baun Pharmacy in Austintown, and in 1971 moved to Arizona and was a pharmacist for Tucson Medical Center. Garry and Lois both retired in 1983 and traveled extensively. He was also a member of the Austintown Kiwanis Club.
His wife, the former Lois I. Schultz, passed away March 29, 2011.
Garry leaves his two sons, Ed Baun of Youngstown and Gerry Debra Baun of Tucson; and his grandson, Daniel Baun.
He was also preceded in death by a brother, Robert Baun.
Family and friends may call on Wednesday from 4 to 6 p.m. and Thursday from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home.
Material tributes may take the form of donations to Tanque Verde Lutheran School, 8625 East Tanque Verde Road, Tucson, AZ 85749.
Burial will take place at Lake Park Cemetery.