Polly A. Baron

Polly Ann Baron, nee Holemo, daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend to many passed leaving behind a legacy of faith, resilience, hospitality, and fierce love. The curtain gently falls on a remarkable generation – one shaped by the Great Depression, strengthened by hardship, and defined by simple quiet courage. Throughout her life, even in the lean times, she ensured others had enough. It was not just an occasional kindness to someone in need but a defining principle expressed through her hands-on care, quiet financial assistance, or steadfast presence.

Born in Ironwood, Michigan, and raised along the Lake Road near Little Girls Point near the vast blue water of Lake Superior, Polly’s heart belonged to the outdoors from a young age. She carried her UP roots with pride wherever life led her, preserving its stories, Scandinavian recipes, and her values with care. Polly could tell a story and recount those early days in a way that transported you there – her voice animated, her humor warm, and her sense of timing impeccable.

Polly and Carl lived for 45 years in Colorado. She embraced the beauty of the Rocky Mountains with the same reverence she had for Lake Superior. She approached life with undiminished energy, traveling, exploring, camping, and packing the cooler on a moment’s notice for time beneath wide open skies. As season ticket holders, Polly and Carl were committed Denver Broncos fans and members of the Broncos’ Quarterback Club. The games were as much about companionship as football with their dedicated group of friends from their faith home of St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church.

She was an excellent cook. Holiday dinners were a hallmark of her hospitality. Homemade pasties! Potato sausage with Carl peeling potatoes and trying to get the seasoning “just right.” Dozens of tins of Christmas cookies were prepared and greeted visitors or mailed near and far to her grandchildren to lessen their holiday homesickness.

Nothing brought Polly greater joy than her grandchildren. She invested in their lives not only with affection but with experience, encouraging their confidence to see that the world was wide and meant to be explored.

Her life was a blessing. Her memory will provide a steady and comforting warmth like her exceptional split pea soup on a snowy winter’s day in the UP.

Polly is survived by her daughters, Janis (Baron) and Rebecca (Baron), grandchildren Carson (Jeremy) Meyer-Kraus, Henry (Stephanie) Meyer, Adam (Dave) Williams, Aaron (Whitney) Williams, Hannah (Sandy) Bennett, her great-granddaughter Beatrix (Williams), nieces and nephews, and her dog, Gracie. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl, and all eight of her siblings.

The family wraps their arms of sincere appreciation around the staff of Eagle Court Memory Care over the last two years. Polly’s end of life care and family support provided by Moments Hospice was exemplary.

There are no words to capture the love and care Carson provided to her grandma. With great respect and admiration, the family is indebted. Grandma too.

As mothers often do, Polly liked to have the last word on a subject. I am going to speak for her as this is what we shared near her passage, “Thank you, I love you all, take care of each other.”

Like the Rocky Mountains and enduring waters of Lake Superior may we be constant, majestic, and full of grace to all we meet. She would like that.