Frederick D. 'Fred' Kronk

Frederick D. “Fred” Kronk, lifetime area resident, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, at Sapphire @ Goshen. He was 84.
The son of the Margaret Lowe Kronk and Fred Kronk, he was born in Monroe on Jan. 27, 1933.
Fred was a retired custodian for the Monroe-Woodbury School District in Central Valley and was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force serving during the Korean War.
He was a lover of history and was an active member of the Chester, Town of Woodbury and Monroe Historical societies.
He is survived by his nieces and nephews: Kathy Furlong and husband Dan of Ironia, N.J.; Barbara Long and husband Tom of Penfield; Vincent Olmstead and wife Keene of Waterford; John Olmstead and wife Martha of Laurinburg, N.C.; Nancy Gehler and husband John of Walden; Tom Smogur and wife Joyce of Universal City, Texas; and Richard Smogur and wife Ellen of Rockvale, Tenn.; and many grandnieces and grandnephews.
Visitation was held Sept. 27 at Smith, Seaman & Quackenbush, Inc. Funeral Home in Monroe.
A funeral service followed in the funeral home. Interment was in Monroe Cemetery, Route 17M, Monroe.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Chester Historical Society, 47 Main Street, Chester, NY 10918.
Funeral arrangements by Smith, Seaman & Quackenbush, Inc. (845-782-8185 - www.ssqfuneralhome.com).