Mrs. Dorothy B. (Steele) Cronin, 95, of Chelmsford formerly of Medford, MA died Thursday April 3, 2008 at the Fairhaven Nursing Home in Lowell.

She was the wife of the late Timothy Cronin who died Jan. 21, 1975.

Born in Malden, MA on March 2, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Augusta (Mahoney) Steele. She was raised in Medford and graduated from Medford High School with the Class of 1931. She graduated from Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in 1933 as a Registered Nurse.

She worked as a Registered Nurse at the Middlesex County Training School in N. Chelmsford. She retired in 1998 from Lowell Elder Care Services.

Mrs. Cronin was an avid reader and writer, who enjoyed storytelling. She also enjoyed gardening.

She was a communicant of St. John the Evangelist Church.

She is survived by seven sons and four daughters in-law, Francis and Irene Cronin of Nova Scotia, Jean Cronin of Watertown, MA, George Cronin of Revere, MA, Donald Cronin of Somerville, MA, Robert and Brenda Cronin of Lowell, MA, Timothy Cronin Jr. of Chelmsford, MA, James Cronin of Westford, Gerald and Alicia Cronin of Westford, MA; six daughters and two sons in-law, Louise Gilbert of Somerville, June Pendergrass of Revere, MA, Patricia and Robert McMurray of Florida, Mary Harvey of Lowell, MA, Paula and John Kydd of Chelmsford, MA and Joann Cronin of Seattle, WA; many grandchildren, great grandchildren, great great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and dear friend, Father Paul Ritt of N. Chelmsford.

She was predeceased by three children, Dr. Stephen Cronin of Nashua, NH, David Cronin of Watertown, MA and Dorothy Cronin.

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