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Visitation: from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday,
May 1, 2015 at Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home
in Lincoln
Service:
7 p.m. Friday following visitation, at the funeral
home.
Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
Home
Obituary
John P. Cronin, 74, of Lincoln, passed away April
27,2015 at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
surrounded by his family.
Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial
visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday, May 1, 2015 at Holland Barry & Bennett
Funeral Home in Lincoln. A memorial service will
follow at 7 p.m. Burial will be at a later date at
Camp Butler National Cemetery.
John was born February 2, 1941 in Lincoln, the son
of John Daniel Cronin and Bernadine Jane Cox. He
married Lora Jean Cronin in 1962. John proudly
served his country in the United States Army during
Vietnam. He was a member of Holy Family Catholic
Church and a member of the American Legion Post 263.
He was an avid Chicago Bears and Chicago Cubs fan.
He enjoyed dancing, listening to the oldies, playing
poker and horse shoes, and having a drink with his
family and friends.
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Surviving are his significant other Shirley Skelton
of Lincoln; his children Lora Bernice Benedict,
Leona Patricia Cronin-Benedict, and Clifford Hicks
all of Lincoln, Brian Cronin and Shaye Cronin; his
step children Glenn Skelton, M.J. Skelton, Shirley
Renee Skelton, and Shari Wrick; several
grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother
Bill Cronin, his sister Caroline Cronin, and his son
John D. Cronin.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made
to Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home to help with
funeral expenses.
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