Obituary for Arnold Anton Crone
Arnold Anton Crone died July 8, 2021 in Hamilton, Ontario, age 86, following an illness. Beloved husband for 63 years of Veronica (née Peck), loving father of Gregory (Sondra), Marianne (Will), Katherine (Doug) and Stephen (Mary), grandfather of Sophia Crone, Martha and Sam Hillen, Andrew (Rachel), Rebecca, and Robert F. Grim, and great-grandfather of Cordsen and Carter Grim.
Arnold was born January 8,1935 on a farm near Muenster Saskatchewan, son of Maria (née Hagedorn) and Carl Crone, immigrants who arrived in 1928 from Nikolausdorf, Germany, one of seven siblings including Reinhard, Hubert (Hugh), Otto, Leonard, Paula and Carl Jr., all predeceased. The family migrated to Ontario in 1938 eventually settling on a farm in South Cayuga near Lake Erie. Arnold attended a one-room school house and graduated from Dunnville High School. He left the farm to work at Stelco and then Westinghouse in Hamilton. He taught computer studies at Mohawk College and later sold real estate with Century 21. In 1958 he married his wife and love of his life Veronica, a nurse who immigrated from Manchester, England, and the family lived for many happy years near Cayuga and later Caledonia, Ontario.
According to his wishes there was no service and cremation has occurred. The immediate family will gather soon to remember their beloved husband and wonderful father.
January 8 1935 July 8 2021
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Arnold Anton Crone January 8 1935 July 8 2021..
Décès pour la Ville:Dundas, Province: Ontario