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Dorothy Cronk Obituary
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Dorothy Ann, 77, of West Milford, passed away peacefully on February 14, 2014.
Born in Jersey City, Dorothy grew up in Union City and attended St. Al's Academy, where she was the Class President. She attended the Berkley Business School and worked for TRW in Fairfield as an executive assistant.
Dorothy was a parishioner of St. Joseph's RC Church in West Milford for 45 years and resided in High Crest Lake, where she raised her family with her devoted husband of 56 years, Jasper "Pete" Cronk. Dorothy loved to attend her grandchildren's sporting events and looked forward to celebrating each of their birthdays.
She was a loving mother to her children, Peter Cronk and his wife Kristen of Moorestown, Dennis Cronk of Monmouth Beach, Mary Ellen Cronk of Medford, and Gary Cronk and his wife Karen of Colts Neck. She was an adoring grandmother to Megan, Connor, Melanie and Brian, and a dear sister of Mary Boemo and her husband Al of Lakewood.
Visiting hours will be 10 AM to 12 PM Thursday at St. Joseph's RC Church, 454 Germantown Road, West Milford. A funeral Mass will be held at the church at 12 PM following visitation. Burial will be held in the church's cemetery immediately following Mass.
In lieu of flowers, donations made to your favorite charity in Dorothy's memory would be greatly appreciated. The M. John Scanlan Funeral Home in Pompton Plains is in charge of arrangements. Please visit www.scanlanfuneralhome.com to send an online condolence to the family.
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Memories and Condolences
for Dorothy Cronk
Ana Lilia Masuda
February 12, 2025
I keep Mrs Dorothy Cronk vividly. Her presence as a neighbor of us was always pleasant and gave us a sense of comfort.
Ana Lilia Masuda
Ana Lilia Masuda
December 24, 2014
In memory of a very dear and special neighbor. God bless
Ana, Yuki, Tatsuo, Kenzo
Ana Lilia Masuda
December 24, 2014
Mr. Cronk, Peter, Mary Ellen, Dennis, Gary and entire family:
My condolences on the lost of your wonderful mother. My words are not sufficient enough to express my feelings.
Nancy Ota
February 20, 2014
Dear Dennis & family, So sorry to hear of your loss. She had to have been a such fantastic woman to bring such a wonderful guy like you into this world. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. God Bless you Mrs. Cronk.
Liz Gurliaccio (Bulwicz)
February 19, 2014
Pete and family, may God grant unto her, eternal rest. I am so sorry for your loss. Like my mom, she was gone so unexpectedly which makes it so much more difficult on those of us left behind. I'm sure my mom was there to welcome one of her girls club.
Karen Timpanaro
February 18, 2014
Uncle Pete & the entire Cronk familiy, Our hearts ache for you and your family at this time. Aunt Dotty was such an amazing person and she will truly be missed. God took her so fast to spare her the physical pain, because of this our hearts are feeling extreme emotional pain. Heaven just gained one of the most precious angels. RIP Aunt Dotty. We love you! The Timpanaro Family (Karen, John, JT, Derek & Shane)
Marybeth Mernin
February 18, 2014
So very sorry to hear about Dorothy! I loved when the "girls" all came over to get together. What a wonderful person she was. I'm glad my Mom has a good friend to be with.
Much love to Pete and all Dorothy's family. You are in our prayers during this difficult time.
Marybeth Mernin (Bulwicz)
Megan & Melanie
February 18, 2014
We love and miss you so very much grandma. The angels in heaven now get to enjoy your lasagna and eclairs. Our favorite memory is celebrating your anniversary with grandpa at Mohonk and having you keeping up with us in Disney. You were always there for every occasion making us feel loved and special.We know you are smiling down and watching over us. Love you!
Gary, Karen, Megan & Melanie Cronk
February 18, 2014
Tears of love have been flowing as we miss grandma so very much. My girls are blessed to have a grandma who was so special and loved them with all her heart. Always cheering the girls on at their events even when she wasn't feeling well. We know you will continue smiling and cheering them on from heaven with Kelsea and Zoey by your side , tails wagging. We love you and miss you!
Debbie, Michael & Tim Bain
February 17, 2014
God is smiling as one very special angel has just joined him in heaven. Each of us have a very special memory of Dorothy and how she touched our life. Hold on tightly to those memories - she'd want that.
Nancy and. Joe Martinez and family
February 17, 2014
We are so sorry for your loss. Aunt Dotty was a beautiful,loving, caring woman who had the gift of making everyone feel special. She will be greatly missed.
Pam and Joe Bryant and Zera
February 17, 2014
We are so very sorry for your loss. As you well know, she was a dear heart. We hope she's having a good time in heaven.
Dennis
February 17, 2014
Love you Mom very, very, very much! I hope every thing is exactly how you wanted it! We all miss you so much!
Peggy & Joe Schmelz
February 17, 2014
There are no words to express our deepest sympathy. We've had lots of years of "fun" as Dotty would say. Our hearts are broken.
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