Clifford Krone, age
90, of Jackson Township, IN, and formerly of Chesterton, IN, passed away on
Sunday, September 14, 2014. He was born on December 1, 1923 in Chicago, IL,
to Henry and Margaret (Bee) Krone. He was married for 70 years to his loving
wife, Lois (Johnson) Krone who survives. He is also survived by his son,
David (Laura) Krone of Valparaiso, IN; daughters, Karen Sparks of Nashville,
IN, Margaret “Peggy” (Jim) Lasky of Michigan City, IN, and Kirsten (Tom)
Crowe of Leo, IN, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in
death by his parents, brother, Harold; sister, Dorothy and son-in-law, Ben
Sparks. Clifford was honorably discharged from the U. S. Army Finance Corp
in 1945. He returned to his job at Commonwealth Edison in Chicago and later
moved to Chesterton, IN to join his father-in-law, Earl Johnson and his
wife, Belle in their Abatex dress making business. Cliff later worked at
Morgan Lumber Co. and Chesterton State Bank. He enjoyed building and
remodeling houses having finished three homes in the Chesterton area, the
last being built in Jackson Township where he retired in 1988. Cliff enjoyed
maintaining their four acre property and was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran
Church.
A memorial service
will be held at a later date. Cremation will take place at Heritage
Crematory, Portage, IN.
Memorial donations
may be made to VNA Hospice, 2401 Valley Drive, Valparaiso, IN, 46383, or
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 2050 W. 1100 N., Chesterton, IN, 46304.