Dr. Andrew G. Croke

1944 - 2015

Dr. Andrew G. Croke, 71, of Stoughton, passed away suddenly on December 7, 2015, after a courageous battle with Parkinsons Disease. He was the loving husband of Janice A. (Spinelli) Croke for 43 years. H e was born in Providence, R.I., to the late John E. Croke Jr. and Gertrude R. (Grimes) Croke. After graduating from St. Raphaels Academy in Pawtucket, R.I., in 1962 and Providence College in 1966, he attended the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Upon graduation in 1972, Dr. Croke completed residency at the RI Hospital Samuels Sinclair Dental Center, and he was proudly named as a fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry in 1982. He then had a successful family dental practice in Stoughton and Plainville for over 25 years. Dr. Croke also continued his involvement with the Samuels Sinclair Dental Center as a weekly volunteer providing dental care for underserved children and as a residency instructor throughout his career. Dr. Croke lastly worked as a dentist for the Massachusetts House of Corrections before retiring in 2013. Dr. Croke is best remembered for his dry wit, love of history and easy going nature. He was also deeply devoted to his family and church. As a longtime communicant of St. James Catholic Church in Stoughton, he served as a religious education teacher, eucharistic minister and a New England Sinai Hospital volunteer. In addition to his wife, Dr. Croke is survived by his three children, Christopher A. Croke and his wife Stephanie of Garnet Valley, Pa., Jeffrey M. Croke and his fiance Christin of Quincy and Bethany A. Croke Schell and her husband Kevin of Quincy; as well as his grandchildren, Gavin A., Ryan S. and Megan H. Croke. He was the brother of Gertrude Toher of Lincoln, R.I., Constance Michaud of Cape Coral, Fla., Virginia Hitt of Naples, Fla., and the late John E. Croke III. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Funeral from the Farley Funeral Home, 358 Park St. (Rte. 27), Stoughton, Friday, Dec. 11, at 9:30 a.m. followed by a funeral Mass at St. James Church, Stoughton, at 10:30 a.m. Visiting hours Thursday from 4-8 p.m. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Stoughton. In lieu of flowers, donation checks in Andrews memory can be made out to the Boston University Center for Neurorehabilitation and mailed to Sargent College, Dev. and Alumni Relations, 635 Commonwealth Ave., 6th floor, Boston, MA 02215 or St. James Church, 560 Page St., Stoughton, MA 02072. Directions and guest book at www.farleyfh.com. Farley Funeral Home 781-344-2676