FORT EDWARD – Jennie M. (Aurelia) Cronin, 94, of Putnam Ave. passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 17, 2017 at Haynes House of Hope in Granville.
Born on October 9, 1922, in Fort Edward, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Rose (DiNucci) Aurelia.
Jennie attended Fort Edward High School.
On June 25, 1950, she married C. Paul Cronin at St. Joseph’s Church in Fort Edward. He passed away on February 24, 2015, after 64 years of marriage.
She worked for Chase Bag, formerly in the town of Moreau and then for Scott Paper Co. in Fort Edward.
Jennie was a communicant of St. Joseph’s Church in Fort Edward. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and attending family gatherings.
In addition to her parents, and husband, she was predeceased by three sisters, Mary Iuliucci, Carmela Greco-Fish and Olympia Ruotolo and four brothers, Nicholas Aurelia, Louis Aurelia, Angelo Aurelia and Edward Aurelia.
Survivors include her daughters, Susan Zeno and her husband, Ralph of Gansevoort, Karen Tomasovic and her husband, Anthony of Fort Edward, her sons, Daniel Cronin and his wife, Susan of Moreau and David Cronin and his wife, Laurie of Fort Edward; her grandchildren, Tara Cronin, (Keith Ottens) Colleen Cronin, Shawn (Analise Nash) Cronin, Matthew (Amanda) Zeno. Nicole (Michael) Tomasovic-Egan, Jacqueline (Matt Kuzinia) Cronin and Michael (Kennedy) Cronin; her great-grandchildren, Eliza and Wyatt Ottens, Haley Cronin, Mya Egan, Corrina Zeno and Mason Cronin; a brother, Ralph Aurelia of Fort Edward; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the Carleton Funeral Home, Inc., 68 Main Street in Hudson Falls.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at St. Joseph’s Church on Broadway on Fort Edward with the Rev. Thomas Babiuch, pastor, officiating.
The Rite of Committal will follow at St. Joseph’s Cemetery on Burgoyne Avenue in the Town of Fort Edward.
The family suggests that memorials in Jennie’s name take the form of donations to the Haynes House of Hope, S.R. 149, Granville, NY 12832 or St. Joseph’s Church, 164 Broadway, Fort Edward
I am so very sorry for your loss. I hope you can take comfort in knowing what a great lady she was. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Dear Sue, Butch, Dan. Dave and Family. My deepest condolences to you all on the passing of your mom. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Greg Barber
Feeding Hills, Massachusetts