TITLE: John G. Cronk, Obituary, Jan. 17, 2001, SUBMITTERS: Portsmouth Herald, http://www.seacoastonline.com 111 Maplewood Aveue, Portsmouth, NH (issue Jan 18, 2001 ) FORMATTED: by CParziale, 2001 ***************************************************************************** John G. Cronk PORTSMOUTH - John G. Cronk, 74, died Jan. 17, 2001, at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover. He was born on Jan. 16, 1927, in Syracuse, N.Y., and married Rose Cronk in 1952. They were married for 49 years. Having served in the Navy for nearly 20 years, he was a veteran of World War II, having first served in the Armed Guard in the North Atlantic-European and African campaigns; he was later assigned to the staff of the Commander, U.S. Amphibious Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. He later served in the submarine force and was assigned to the staff of the Commander, Submarine Development Group Two. He retired from the U.S. Navy in March 1962. He worked as a senior field engineer for Philco Ford Corporation and then returned to civil service to work for the Navy at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, for Combat Systems and the Nuclear Quality Control office. He retired from the shipyard after 22 years. During the time that he served, he received many commendations and awards. He attended Syracuse University, Rutgers University and the University of New Hampshire. He volunteered and was a member of the board of directors at Betty's Dream and was known as Pa Pa John by many of the tenants. He also volunteered with the Air Force Sergeants Association at the VA Hospital in Manchester. He was a member of the American Legion, Loyal Order of the Moose, Knights of Columbus, Sons of Italy and the Fleet Reserve. He lost his first-born daughter Antoinette (Tina) on March 22, 2000. He is survived by his wife, Rose (Napolitan) Cronk; his daughter Rosemarie; his son, John; his grandsons, Walter House, Eric House and John J. Cronk; and his granddaughter, Katherine Cronk. CRONK - John G. Cronk, 74, of 22 Harding Road, Portsmouth, died Jan. 17, 2001. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Saturday morning at St. James Church, Route 1, Lafayette Road, Portsmouth. Visiting hours will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday at the Farrell Funeral Home, 684 State St., Portsmouth. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Betty's Dream Foundation, 75 Longmeadow Road, Portsmouth, NH 03801. **************************************************************************** * * * * Notice: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.