Bernetta Annabel Cronk

Obituary
BERNETTA ANNABEL CRONK
ITHACA - Bernetta Annabel Cronk, 101, formerly of Ithaca, New York, died at the Kingsway Arms Nursing Center in Schenectady, New York, on June 16, 2006.Mrs. Cronk was born on March 18, 1905 in Waverly, New York. She was the daughter of the late Attorney Charles C. Annabel and Flora Lang Annabel. She graduated from Waverly High School and received her nurse's training at the Arnot Ogden Hospital in Elmira, NY.Bernetta resided in Ithaca, New York, for 63 years until moving to Schenectady to be with her daughter and family. While living in Schenectady, NY, she was a member of the First Reformed Church of Schenectady. Mrs. Cronk was the Assistant Registrar of Cornell University for 28 years until her retirement in 1970. She was a 60-year member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Ithaca, New York, and a member of the United Methodist Women. She was a charter member of the Cornell Statler Club, a past president of the former Ithaca Business & Professional Women's Club, and a member of the International Federation of Business & Professional Women/New York. She was a member of the Tower Club at Ithaca College, and a member of the Ithaca Women's Club.In 1953, she was Worthy Matron of the former Forest City Chapter #436 Order of the Eastern Star in Ithaca. She was the District Deputy Grand Matron of the Cayuga Tompkins District, Order of the Eastern Star, State of New York in 1967. She was a member of the Trumansburg Star Chapter #479 Order of the Eastern Star.She was predeceased by her husband of 63 years, Floyd H. Cronk, who died in 1990. She was also predeceased by her brothers, Alton Annabel, and Milton Annabel; her sister-in-law, Martha Annabel; and her niece, Donna Annabel Tallman.Mrs. Cronk is survived by a daughter, Dorothy Davison (Malcolm) of Niskayuna, NY; a granddaughter, Barbara Kimmey (Michael) of Niskayuna, NY; two great-grandsons, Matthew Kimmey and Brian Kimmey; a sister-in-law, Evelyn Annabel of Ocala, FL; nieces and nephews, Bernita Annabel of South Waverly, PA, Doris Wilkinson (John) of Athens, PA, Sandra Burk (Ronald) of McClure, PA, Stuart Annabel (Gloria) of Sayre, PA, Beverly Moore (Duane) of Mansfield, PA, Clara Larrabee (Charles), and Charles Annabel (Dianne) of Waverly, NY, Marilyn Jungers (Nicholas) of Sayre, PA, Bonnie Martin (Stanley) of Pine Valley, NY, and Sherry Wilson of Lake Worth, FL.Relatives and friends are invited to call at the E.C. Wagner Funeral Home of Ithaca, 421 N. Aurora Street on Thursday, June 22, from 5 to 7 p.m. or preceding the service on Friday morning, June 23, from 10 to 11 a.m. Funeral services will begin at 11:00 a.m. (Friday) at the Wagner Funeral Home with members of the Trumansburg Eastern Star providing the Eastern Star Memorial Ritual, followed by a service with the Rev. Rebecca Dolch of St. Paul's United Methodist Church. Interment will be in the East Lawn Cemetery, Ithaca, NY.Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 3049, Syracuse, NY 13220-3049.