Cronrath, Audrey L. - 12/27/2007

Audrey L. Cronrath, 69, Topton, died Dec. 27, 2007, in Lehigh Valley Hospital.

 

She was the wife of Ray W. Cronrath. They were married Jan. 23, 1971.

 

Born June 12, 1938, she was a daughter of the late John H. and Kathryn M. (Barto) Smith.

 

She was a personnel counselor in the human resource department of Allentown General Hospital, Allentown, for 19 years, until her retirement in 1982. She also worked at Atlas Mineral Products, Mertztown.

 

She was a 1956 graduate of Kutztown Area High School, and a 1958 graduate of the former Reading Business School with a degree in executive secretary studies.

 

She was a member of St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, Topton.

 

She is also survived by a son, J. Timothy, husband of Jennifer L. (Jeschke) Cronrath, Topton; a stepdaughter, Debra A. (Cronrath), wife of Michael J. Billowitch, Whitehall; and a stepson, Michael R., husband of JoAnne (Murphy) Cronrath, Fredericksburg, Va.

 

There are also a grandson, Colton R. Cronrath; and seven step grandchildren: Katie M. (Billowitch) Brader; Karyn A. (Billowitch), wife of David R. Zwoyer; Matthew R., Corey J., Geena M., and Kari A. Cronrath; and Joseph G. Funk IV.

 

She was predeceased by a brother, Leonard Smith, on July 10, 1936.

 

Services will be Monday at 10 a.m. in the Ludwick Funeral Home, 25 E. Weis St., Topton, with the Rev. George W. Bahner officiating. Burial will be in New Jerusalem Union Cemetery, Fleetwood. Friends may call Monday from 9 to 10 a.m. in the funeral home.

 

The family requests contributions be made to St. Peter’s United Church of Christ Church Memorial Fund, 122 W. Franklin St., Topton, PA 19562.1