Barbara Ann Beman, age 76, of Stratford, passed away on Sunday, January 20, 2013 in Bridgeport Hospital. Barbara, a retired assembler for Singer Manufacturing Company, was born in Stratford, beloved daughter of the late Leon and Annie (Faust) Beman and has been a life long area resident. She attended the U.S. School of Music, and was a life member of the Stratford Congregational Church, and their choir. There are no immediate survivors