A unique life lived; born July 2nd, 1917 and died November 15th, 2002. Dorothy was born in Sault Saint Marie, Ontario to William and Katherine Wright. They moved to Dinoric when Dorothy was two years old. She attended her school years there. Then she met and married Terry Cronley on October 12, 1935 at the Anglican Church in Dinorwic. They moved to Minaki, where Dorothy lived while Terry went off to war. When he was discharged in 1941, they moved to Ignace and started a family. Her life was filled with the children and her hobbies; such as knitting, sewing, crocheting, and embroidery work. Later doing puzzle books, jigsaw puzzles, and watching her soap operas. Dorothy came from a large family. She had seven sisters, and one brother. She is survived by her three sisters, Edna (Albert) Gouin of Prince George, B.C., Louella Cochrane of Souris, Manitoba, and Lillian Paesal of Dryden. Also surviving are her children. Four daughters; Pat Price of Big River, Saskatchewan, Marg (Grant) Price of Dryden, Teresa (Darcy) Roberts of Ignace, Brenda (Ian) Hayes of Ignace; as well as two sons; Bill (Rose) Cronley of Dryden, and Edward Cronley of Ignace. Dorothy was predeceased by her husband Terrance Cronley; sisters Jenny, Violet, Helen, and Beatrice; and one brother William. Also predeceasing her were a set of twins at birth and a daughter. She has numerous nieces, nephews, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren also surviving. Funeral Services for the late Dorothy Cronley were held on Tuesday November 19th, 2002 at 1:00 p.m. at Emmanuel Anglican United Church in Ignace with Mrs. J. Bryan officiating. If friends so desire, donations may be made to the Diabetes Association, or a charity of their choice, through the Dryden Community Funeral Home, 249 Grand Trunk Ave., Dryden, ON P8N 2X3.
What we would given, if we could say
We’ll go to see our Mom today,
To hear her voice & see her smile
To Sit and talk with her a while
To us she was someone special
Someone good and true
You will never be forgotten Mom
for we throught the world of you
For those who have a mother
Cherish her with care
For you never know heartache
Until you see the empty chair
Our hearts still ache with sadness
The secret tears still flow
what it meant to lose you
No one will ever know
Love forever
The Family
