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Submitted: 9/10/21 • Approved: 9/13/21 • Last Updated: 9/15/21 • R1389302-G1389302-S3
James A Kroskey
MAJOR US Air Force 28 years
June 8, 1928 - July 14, 2017
OBIT
James A. Kroskey Sr., 89, of Jacksonville passed from this life on July 14, 2017. He was born June 8, 1928 in New Brighton, Pennsylvania to the late Anthony J. Kroskey and Marie Giles Kroskey. Mr. Kroskey served his country for 28 years in the United States Air Force, before retiring in 1970.
Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Elizabeth L. Kroskey, four sons, James Kroskey Jr. and wife Donna, Timothy Kroskey and wife Cyd, Michael Kroskey and wife Paula, Jonathan Kroskey, two daughters, Leslie Schram and Camille Kroskey. Other survivors include brother Richard Kroskey, 14 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10am, Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at St. Jude Catholic Church in Jacksonville. Interment will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Park. Visitation will be held from 6-8pm, Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at Moore’s Jacksonville Funeral Home with Rosary immediately following.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Conway Healthcare and Rehabilitation for the wonderful care shown to James.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made is his memory to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
Arrangements by Moore’s Jacksonville Funeral Home. 501-982-2136 Online guestbook: www.mooresjacksonvillefuneralhome.com
Elizabeth
Jul 17, 1931 - Jan 16, 2021
OBIT
Elizabeth L. "Betty" Kroskey, formerly of Jacksonville, Arkansas, a resident of Woodland Heights, Little Rock, Arkansas, passed away after a long illness on January 16, 2021. Betty was born in South Heights, PA on July 17, 1931 and was the oldest of three girls. Betty served as a military wife for 28 years, living in Germany, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Colorado, New Mexico, Arkansas, Arizona and Nebraska, finally retiring in Jacksonville, Arkansas. Betty greatly missed her many friends when she moved to Little Rock, after her husband’s death. However, she enjoyed living in Woodland Heights in Little Rock, AR where she made many new friends. Betty was an active member of St. Jude’s Catholic Church in Jacksonville, Arkansas and served on numerous church committees. She also found time to deliver food to those in need through Meals on Wheels. Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Lester and Helen Erwin and her husband of 66 years, James A. Kroskey, Sr.
She is survived by her children, James (Donna) Kroskey of Maumelle, Arkansas, Tim (Cyd) Kroskey of Poquoson, Virginia, Leslie Schram of Tucson, Arizona, Michael (Paula) Kroskey of Marshfield, Wisconsin, Camille Kroskey of Phoenix, Arizona, Jon Kroskey of Virginia Beach, Virginia; her sisters, Jane Testa of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania and Virgina DeAngelo of Largo, Florida; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Jude’s Catholic Church in Jacksonville, Arkansas on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. The family will hold a Celebration of Life later in the year, after the pandemic. Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or Boy’s Town in Nebraska. The family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the nursing staff of Arkansas Hospice and Assisted Living at Woodland Heights. Arrangements made by Moore’s Jacksonville Funeral Home, (501) 982-2136.
Contributed on 9/10/21 by eagle12953
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