Cronin, Harold Joseph -- 1916 - 1999

CAROLAN, CRONIN, HEADINGTON, LINDERBAUM, RICHARDSON, HENRY

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Decorah Public Opinion, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 1999.

Harold Joseph "Red" Cronin

Harold Joseph "Red" Cronin, 82, of Decorah, died Thursday, Sept. 16, 1999, at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in LaCrosse, Wis.

Funeral services were held Monday, Sept. 20, at 10 a.m., at St. Benedict Catholic Church, with the Rev. Gary Krapfl officiating.

Mary Beth Bouska was the organist. Joan Schissel was the cantor. The congregation sang "On Eagle's Wings", "Amazing Grace", "Let Their Be Peace on Earth" and "Here I Am Lord".

Casket bearers were his seven grandchildren, Christopher, Timothy and Nicholas Cronin, Todd, Amanda and Beth Linderbaum and Nicole Richardson.

Burial was at the St. Benedict Cemetery. The Fjelstul Funeral Home handled arrangements.

Harold was born Oct. 14, 1916, at Waucoma, in Winneshiek County, the son of John A. and Mae (Carolan) Cronin. He attended grade and high school in Waucoma. Following high school, Harold entered the Civilian Conservation Corps.

On July 7, 1941, he was united in marriage with Muriel Louise Headington, and they made their home in Decorah. To their union were born three children, David, Linda and Nancy.

Harold held many different jobs during his lifetime. He worked in a local hardware store, delivered soft drinks and beer, managed a soft drink plant and a box company, and worked construction.

But he is probably most remembered for operating Cronin's Sinclair service station for many years.

Throughout his life, Harold was active in St. Benedict Catholic Church as an usher and in the Knights of Columbus, in the Odd Fellows and in the Elks.

He lived all but one year of his life in Winneshiek County.

Survivors include three children, David and Jan Cronin of Elm Grove, Wis., Linda and Jerry Linderbaum of Solon, and Nancy Richardson of Ankeny; seven grandchildren, Chris Cronin of Brighton, Mich., Tim Cronin of Beloit, Wis., Todd Linderbaum of Tipton, Nicole Richardson of Iowa City, Amanda Linderbaum of Tucson, Ariz., Beth Linderbaum of Solon and Nick Cronin of Elm Grove, Wis.; two great-grandchildren, Logan Linderbaum of Tipton and Forrest Cronin of Beloit, Wis.; one sister, Mary Henry of Decorah; and two brothers, Myles Cronin of West Des Moines and John Cronin of Decorah.

Harold Cronin was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Muriel, who died Jan. 20, 1997, and one brother, Phillip.

Transcribed by an IA GenWeb Volunteer from obituaries found in the Howard-Winneshiek Genealogy Society Library, Cresco, Iowa.