Józefa Baranowska was born in 1884. During World War II she lived in Mińsk Mazowiecki (Mazowieckie Province). The mother of Irena (married name Krasuska). She was hiding and taking care of a Jewish boy, Bolek Strzycki, later Bernard Krutz. Józefa passed away in 1955.

Józefa Baranowska was awarded the title of Righteous Among the Nations in 1993.