Janita "Jonnie" Croon's Obituary
Janita “Jonnie” Croon resident of Cape Coral, Florida passed away on January 13, 2019 with her daughters by her side.Janita was born to her late parents Hanna & Ivar in Karlskrona, Sweden on June 10, 1940. At the age of 17, she came to America with her best friend Solveig to become au pairs in California. After meeting Walter, her very handsome and loving husband of 55 years, who passed away in February 8th 2015, they moved to Miami where they married and began their family bringing their two daughters Darlene and Denise proudly into their world and later their one and only grandson, Darlene’s son Chase became the apple of their eyes.She is also survived by her cousins, Edith and Libby here in Cape Coral and several nieces, nephews and friends in the U.S. She is also survived by her loving sister Marita, sister-in-law Yvonne (wife of her late brother Dan-Ivar) who passed in 2015) and her nieces, nephews and their children in Sweden. All of who she loved and missed so much every day.On January 4, 1973, she proudly became a U.S. Citizen. Janita and Walter enjoyed dancing, bowling, entertaining, cruises and were members of the Elks and Eagle lodges and all the fun that came with being members. “Jonnie” loved her lodge girls and the social activities they enjoyed together.Janita “Jonnie” does not want anyone to mourn for her but to celebrate the awesome life she lived, thanks to family, friends and past employers and co-workers several of who she became long-time friends with.Darlene, Denise and Chase hope that you will join them at her Celebration of Life on Sunday, January 27th, 2019, from 12:00 to 3:00 at the Elk’s Lodge at 850 Lafayette St., Cape Coral. We will have remembrance time, lunch, music and cash bar. If you think you are going to cry, you may want to bring tissue.Because of the wonderful care that she (and Walter) received from Hope Hospice in Cape Coral, it is requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Hope Hospice House at 2430 Diplomat Parkway East, Cape Coral, FL 33909.
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