Mrs. Beatrice T. Cronin

June 22, 1926 - November 14, 2019

ATTLEBORO – Beatrice T. (Duclos) Cronin, 93, passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2019 in the Maples Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Wrentham. She was the loving wife of the late Daniel J. Cronin, Jr. Born on June 22, 1926 in Central Falls, RI, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Julie (Nadeau) Duclos. Beatrice worked for Texas Instruments as an assembler for over 25 years before her retirement. She enjoyed playing scrabble, sewing, word puzzles and sitting back relaxing on the porch in her rocking chair. Beatrice was an avid New England Patriots and Red Sox fan and a longtime communicant of St. John the Evangelist Church in Attleboro. She is survived by her children, Jeanne Collins, Michael Cronin, Carol Cronin, Stephen Cronin, Maureen Cronin, Mary Ellen Cronin, Daniel J. Cronin III and Julia Murphy; her 11 grandchildren, Colleen Champagne, Cheryl Woodson, Christine Varjian, Lynn Cronin, Jennifer Cronin, Jessica Flemming, Ashley Cronin, Allison Cronin, Christopher Dolliver, Michelle Dolliver, CJ (Cyril Joseph) Smith, Robb C Rollins and Christopher D. Rollins; her 13 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandkids; a sister, Doris Summerly (Bea’s twin sister) and many nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Yvonne Shults, Rita Rogers, Cecile Fanning, Esther Aussant, Elaine Monast, Ralph Duclos, Ferman Duclos, Clifford Duclos, Clement Duclos, Raymond Duclos, Lester Duclos and Gertrude Brillon. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a visitation from 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 20, in the Duffy-Poule Funeral Home, 20 Peck St., Attleboro. A funeral will be conducted on Thursday, November 21 at 9 a.m., from the Duffy-Poule Funeral Home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m., in St. John the Evangelist Church, 133 North Main St., Attleboro. Burial will take place at a later date in Mt. Hope Cemetery & Arboretum, Attleboro Falls. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Beacon Hospice, 182 N Main St, Fall River, MA 02720.