Dolores E. Cronkite

Dolores Cronkite, 95, of Hope Valley, RI, passed away peacefully on September 30, 2022, in her daughter’s home. She was the loving wife of the late Carvel Cronkite for 75 years.

Born in 1927 in Fort Fairfield, Maine, she was the daughter of Clarence C. Seeley and Elizabeth Seeley (Hill). After moving to Rhode Island in 1963 Dolores worked for over twenty-five years as an Administrative Assistant in the Physics and Education Departments of the University of Rhode Island.

Dolores is survived by her daughter; Cynthia Drake and her partner Ruth Anne Dougherty and, daughter in-law Morag Cronkite of South Carolina. Dolores was predeceased by her son; Bruce. She was the grandmother of; Ryan Drake and his partner Heather Champlin, Lisa Cronkite Sinkler and husband Knowles Sinkler. She was the great-grandmother of; Kelley Drake, Virginia Keister, Grant and Penn Sinkler.

Services will be private.