home in Ormond Beach. Mike was born in San Francisco, a brother to Patricia, Maureen, Ignatius
(Skip), Shawn and Corky. A proud Alumnus of the University of Notre Dame, he
met his wife, Janet Isherwood, who was enrolled at St. Mary's and they were married
shortly after his graduation from Notre Dame. He served his country in the US
Army as an Intelligence officer at Fort Bragg, NC where they started their
family. Soon after completing his military service, Mike was hired by Nestlés
and worked in White Plains, NY, Vevey, Switzerland and in Toronto, Canada where
he retired at the age of 52 after a loyal and distinguished career. He spent his
retirement with his wife, Janet, in Ormond Beach until she passed away in 2002
after 42 years of devoted marriage. Michael and Janet are survived by their 3 children, Kevin, Lori and Tim and
their 3 spouses, Cathy, Michele and Linda. They have 6 grandchildren, Caity and
Michael, Nick and Drew and Joey and Jessie. Mike adored his family, was a
wonderful Grandfather and treasured his many family cruises and attending Notre
Dame Football games with his entire family. Mr. Cronin was a devout Catholic and a gifted Organist. Mike and Jan were
instrumental in raising most of the funds needed to build a new church for St.
Patrick's Parish in Yorktown Heights, NY. He played regularly at many of his
parishes throughout the years but was especially proud of his music and Choir at
Our Lady of Hope in Port Orange, Fl, where he was Associate Organist for 18
years. He wrote a complete mass for the organ in memory of his wife, Janet and
proudly posted the Mass on the Internet at http://gregmass.com
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 11:00 am ,Thursday, August 8, 2013 at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church 4675 Clyde Morris Blvd. Port Orange, Fl 32129. Burial will follow in Volusia Memorial Park, Ormond Beach.In lieu of flowers donations in his memory be made to Our Lady of Hope Music Ministry. Condolences may be shared at www.volusiamemorialfuneral.com
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