Rita Cronin

Rita Lawrence Cronin, 91, peacefully passed away on Sunday, June 22, 2008 surrounded by the love of her family and friends. She was predeceased by her husband, Eugene S. Cronin, her parents, Lillian and Frederick Lawrence, her brother, Charron Lawrence, her sister and brother-in-law, Vivian and Michael Mullaly, her brother and sister-in-law, Frederick and Alice Lawrence Jr., her brother-in-law, Paul Sechoka, Sr., her sister-in-law, Sister Anne Eugenia Cronin and her grand-nephew, Kevin Mullaly. She is survived by her daughter, Kathleen C. Kennedy; her son-in-law, Brian O'Donohue of Richmond, Virginia; her sister, Lorraine Lawrence Sechoka; her nephews, Lawrence Mullaly (Carol) of Michigan; Paul Sechoka, Jr. (Pamela) of Massachusetts, Robert Sechoka of Massachusetts; and her nieces, Elizabeth Sechoka-Uroda (Ron) of Pennsylvania, Patricia Mullaly of Massachusetts, Lorraine Logan of Massachusetts, Claudia Mullaly-Asmus (Carl) of California, Kathy Ensor (Jim) of Massachusetts, and Susan Basiri of Massachusetts. In addition, she is survived by her grand-nephews, Alex and James Logan of Massachusetts, Peter, Stephen and Matthew Sechoka of Massachusetts, Sean Mullaly (Missy) of Michigan, Michael Asmus of California, and Robert Basiri of Massachusetts, and her grand-nieces, Lianne, Stephanie, Melanie and Danielle Uroda of Pennsylvania. She is also survived by her husband's family in Ireland, Daniel, Maureen and David Regan, Kim, Martin, Ryan, and Aoihbeann Murphy, and Dennis Slyne. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at the Memorial Chapel at Ft. Lee. Burial will be at Southlawn Memorial Park following the mass. The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8:00 p.m. Monday at the Colonial Heights Chapel of the E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes & Crematory, 2033 Boulevard. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her honor to The Little Sisters of the Poor, 1503 Michaels Road, Richmond, Virginia 23229-4899.