Holt County NeArchives Obituaries.....Cronk, Gwendolyn Wanser June 10, 2009
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Danny Gruber danny.gruber@yahoo.com July 13, 2010, 6:03 pm

Lexington Clipper-Herald June 13, 2009
Gwendolyn “Billie” Cronk, age 93, of Page, died Wednesday June 10, 2009 at the 
Golden Living Center in O’Neill.

Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Page United Methodist Church 
with the Rev. Costa de Oliveira officiating. Burial will be at the Page 
Cemetery. 

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Biglin’s Mortuary in O’Neill, 
with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. 
 
She is survived by one son, Fred (Emily) Cronk of Page; two daughters, Linda 
(Larry) Heiss of O’Neill, Julie (Michael) Straka of Lexington; six 
grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Frank; one sister, 
Geraldine Kosmicke and her grandson, Frederick Cronk in 2001.

Billie was born Aug. 26, 1915, on a farm near Page to Sterling and Bessie 
(Stewart) Wanser. She attended school in Page and graduated in 1932 from Page 
High School. She attended Wayne State College for one year and started 
teaching in rural schools in the Brunswick and Page areas.  She later earned a 
permanent elementary certificate.

On June 25, 1939 Billie was united in marriage to Frank Cronk. To this union 
three children were born. The couple lived on the Cronk homestead east of Page 
where they farmed for several years before Frank was elected to the Holt 
County Board of Supervisors and later served as County Judge. 

After Frank’s death in 1981, Billie continued living in Page until the fall of 
2001, when she moved to the Evergreen in O’Neill. During the years that her 
children were growing up, Billie enjoyed attending their activities, and later 
her grandchildren’s events.  She valued education and instilled the importance 
of lifelong learning in her children and grandchildren. 

She was an avid bridge player, playing with the Couples Club, the Bid or Bye 
Club and Marathon Bridge. Billie enjoyed sewing, baking, reading, doing 
crossword puzzles, and researching and recording family history. She loved 
cooking for her family and spending time with them.

Billie was a member of the United Methodist Church, the United Methodist 
Women, the Royal Neighbors Lodge, Rebekah Lodge and she served as president of 
the Page Cemetery Association for several years. She was instrumental in 
developing a written history of the cemetery. She was also chairman of the 
Page Centennial Book Committee and devoted many hours to working on the Page 
history book. She moved to the Golden Living Center in O’Neill in May of 2007.


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