81 OF SAYRE, PA PASSED AWAY ON THURSDAY DECEMBER 17, 2009 SURROUNDED BY HIS LOVING FAMILY. BOB WAS BORN OCTOBER 17. 1928 IN TOWANDA,PA THE SON OF THE LATE HERBERT AND FRANCIS FOX CRONE. HE WAS A VETERAN OF THE KOREAN WAR SERVING HIS COUNTRY WITH THE U.S. ARMY. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE ELKS, VFW, AND MOOSE AND HONOREE LIFETIME MEMBER OF SONS OF ITALY, FOR WHICH HE BARTENDED FOR 50 YEARS. WHILE LIVING IN SOUTH WAVERLY HE AT ONE TIME WAS ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF AND ALSO IN THE AUXILIARY POLICE. BOB ENJOYED BOWLING, GOLF AND PLAYING CARDS WITH THE GUYS. BOB LOVED HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND TREASURED THE TIME HE SPENT WITH THEM. BOB WORKED FOR 20 YEARS AT REMINGTON RAND AND THEN THE LEHIGH VALLEY RAILRAOD THEN RETIRED FROM THE CONRAIL RAILROAD.
BOB IS SURVIVED BY HIS LOVING WIFE OF 57 YEARS JOYCE MARIE HAVENS CRONE; AND HIS FIVE CHILDREN MARK AND GAIL CRONE OF PAULSBO WA; SHERRIE CRONE OF SAYRE; RANDY AND LISA CRONE OF ATHENS, SCOTT AND APRIL CRONE OF ATHENS; KIM MAYO AND RYAN BABCOCK OF SHESHEQUIN; GRANDCHILDREN ROBBY AND NIKKI CRONE OF WA; JENNIFER CRONE OF NORWICH NY; DAKOTA CRONE AND WENDY BARROWS OF ATHENS, ZACHARY AND HARLEY BABCOCK OF SHESHEQUIN; TIMOTHY AND STEVEN MAYO II OF ATHENS AND SON-IN-LAW STEVEN MAYO OF ATHENS. AND TWO GREAT GRANDCHILDREN; BORTHER-IN-LAW DAVID AND KIM HAVENS OF VERMONT.
IT WAS BOB'S WISH THAT THERE BE NO CALLING HOURS OF FUNERAL SERVICES. BURIAL WILL TAKE PLACE AT A LATER DATE IN THE BRADFORD COUNTY MEMORIAL PARK, LUTHER MILLS.
THOSE WISHING MAY REMEMBER BOB CRONE THROUGH MEMORIALS TO OLIVER BROWN MEMORIAL FUND CITIZENS AND NORTHERN BANK 428 SOUTH MAIN STREET ATHENS PA 18810 OR ULSTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH P.O.BOX 345 ULSTER PA 18850
THE FAMILY IS BEING ASSISTED BY THE COOLEY TIOGA POINT CREMATION AND BURIAL OPTIONS, ATHENS, PA. CONDOLENCES AND EXPRESIONS OF SYMPATHY MAY BE SHARED WITH THE FAMILY BY GOING TO OUR WEBSITE TIOGAPOINTCREMATION.COM