Mary Catherine Croan
Mary Catherine Croan of Warwick passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at Schervier Pavilion. She was 88 years old.
Born Oct. 23, 1923 in Beaverton, Ontario, Canada, she was the daughter of George R. and Agnes (Bruce) Yule.
She was married to the late Robert Croan.
During World War II, she worked for Defense Industries in Nobel, Ontario, Allied War Supplies, and later the Canadian Bridge Company in Windsor and Toronto, where she met and married her husband Robert.
They lived in Sudbury, Ontario, Winnipeg and Thompson, Manitoba, and Fair Lawn, N.J., finally settling in Warwick, where she worked for the Warwick Valley School District as librarian, secretary in the guidance office, then secretary to several of the district superintendents.
After retiring from there, she worked for Greens Real Estate for several years.
She was a member of Christ Episcopal Church.
Her great joy was in her children: Stephen in Vancouver, Canada, Patricia (Scheuermann) and David in Warwick, and Anne (Watson) in Florida, New York; her grandchildren: Rob Croan; Matthew, Christopher and Benjamin Scheuermann; Brett and Sean Watson; Zachary and Katie Croan. She also greatly enjoyed her great grandchildren: Kayla and Alyssa Scheuermann and Carter Watson.
Funeral services were private. Burial will be at the Old Stone Church in Beaverton, Ontario.
Memorial donations may be made to Warwick Valley Humane Society, PO Box 61, Warwick, NY 10990.
Funeral arrangements were handled by Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home in Warwick. For further information or to send an online condolence, see www.lsvpmemorilahome.com.