Adeline “Sis” Cronin, 99, of Festus died March 21, 2022. Mrs. Cronin was a homemaker and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 283. Born Feb. 5, 1923, in Arnold, she was the daughter of the late Adele (Tiefenbrunn) and William Wingbermuehle. She was preceded in death by her husband: Jack Cronin.
She is survived by a son: Gary (Karen) Cronin; a son-in-law: Bob Hardin; five grandchildren: Dan (Brandy) Cronin, Tracy (Daren) LaRose, Derek (Nikki) Hardin, Brian (Tierney) Cronin and Erin (Chris) Kiella; eight great-grandchildren: Amanda, Emily, Jack, Evelyn, Finley, Tucker, Vaughn and George; a sister: Virginia (the late Gene) Goeke; a brother: Eugene (the late Dee) Wingbermuehle; and many other family members and friends.
She was preceded in death by two daughters: Jo Ann and Pat Hardin; and six other family members: Bill and Esther, Joe and Mary Ann, Ambrose (Sonny) and Ruthie and Rosemary and Del Morris.
Visitation is scheduled from 3-7 p.m. Monday, March 28, at Heiligtag-Lang-Fendler Funeral Home, 1081 Jeffco Blvd., in Arnold. Visitation is from 9 a.m. until a funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 29, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 6020 Old Antonia Road, in Imperial. Burial is in the National Cemetery at Jefferson Barracks. Memorials may be made to Sister Christine’s Food Pantry at St. Joseph Catholic Church or to a charity of the donor’s choice. Arrangements are under the direction of Heiligtag-Lang-Fendler Funeral Home.