Margaret F. Crooker

Margaret F. Crooker Margaret F. "Frieda" (Shaker) Crooker, age 96, of Danbury, died peacefully Friday, June 20, 2008 at the Danbury Health Care Center. Frieda was born in Waterbury and was the daughter of the late Anthony J. and Labibe (Shaker) Shaker. She worked in retail for several years in Danbury. Frieda was a member of St. Ann Melkite Church, St. Ann's Ladies Guild and Maasser Charitable Society, all of Danbury. Frieda is survived by her sister-in-law, Marjorie Shaker of Daytona, Fla.; her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Robert and Beverly Hill of Maine; and many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, great-grandnieces and great-grandnephews. Frieda was predeceased by her husband, Lorin "Larry" Crooker; her six brothers, Shaker, Joseph, Jack, Eli, Daniel and Marshall Shaker, and her three sisters, Florence Antous, Jenny Matney and Laurice Shaker. Funeral rites for Frieda will be held Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 10 a.m. at St. Ann Melkite Church, 181 Clapboard Ridge Road, Danbury. Committal service and final resting place will be in St. Peter Cemetery, Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury. Relatives and friends may call at St. Ann Melkite Church, Tuesday from 9 am to 10 am. The Paul A. Shaker/ Farmingdale Funeral Home, 764 Farmington Avenue, New Britain, has charge of arrangements. Go to www.shakerfuneralhome. com to share a memory of Frieda or to extend condolences to the Crooker family, please visit: www.newtimes.com. Aunt Frieda, we will cherish the memories and miss you dearly.