OBIT: Catherine Marie (BRUBAKER) CRONER, 2001, Berlin, Somerset County, PA

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  CRONER
  
  Catherine Marie (Brubaker) Croner, 85, of Berlin, died March 3, 2001 at
  Somerset Hospital.  Born Dec. 15, 1915 in Avilton, Md., the daughter of the
  late Patrick and Pansy Broderick and George and Annetta Brubaker.  She was
  also preceded in death by her husband, Harold K. Croner, in 1992; brothers
  Robert Brubaker, Robert and Richard Broderick; and brothers-in-law, Earl
  and Richard Croner.  Survived by three sons, Robert, married to Roxanne, of
  Berlin; James of Fairhope; and Donald of Anchorage, Alaska; 5 grandchildren
  Jorja, Andrea and Abby Croner, all of Berlin, Jonathan Croner of
  Philadelphia, and Alison, married to Robert Cooper, of Cornwall, England; 4
  great-grandchildren, Vincent Chalk, Catherine and Claire Cooper and Maeve
  Croner; brother Jim Broderick, married to Kerri, of Berlin; brother-in-law
  John Croner, married to Betty, of Berlin; sisters-in-law Barbara Croner and
  Helen Croner, both of Berlin; and family members Harold and Darlene Knupp
  and Linda Croner, all of Berlin.  Catherine was a 1933 graduate of Berlin
  High School and attended the Cambria-Rowe Business College, Johnstown.  She
  was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Berlin; the Evangelical
  Lutheran Church Women and the Trinity Lutheran Church Needlepoint Group. 
  She was also a member of the First Society of Farm Women, Pius Spring
  Women's Club, Berlin Area, Historical Society and several bridge clubs. 
  She was well known for her skill at needlepoint and her avid photography. 
  She enjoyed collecting glass paperweights and figurines of birds.  She will
  be remembered as an active member of the community, a devoted friend and
  beloved grandmother.  Friends will be received from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
  Wednesday at Deaner Funeral Home, Berlin.  Funeral services will be held
  10:30 a.m. Thursday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Berlin, with Rev.
  Melvin A. Kirk Jr. and Rev. Glenn P. Foster officiating.  Interment, Berlin
  IOOF Cemetery.  The family requests that donations in her memory be made to
  the Kitchen Fund, or the Needlepoint Group at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church,
  525 Main St. Berlin, Pa. 15530, or the Berlin Area Historical Society, PO
  Box 35, Berlin, Pa. 15530.
  
  Daily American, March 5, 2001
  
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