James H. Crook Sr.

Crook, James H. Sr., of Norwood, 92, died peacefully on May 15, 2012. Mr. Crook was the beloved husband of the late Margaret “Peg” Crook for 66 years. He was predeceased by a cherished daughter Paula Clifford of Norwood.

Mr. Crook was the loving father of Maureen Vinson and her husband Joseph of Norwood, Margaret Anschutz and her husband Mark of Bass River, Eileen McInnis and her husband James of Scituate, James H. Crook Jr. and his wife Andrea of Shelburne, VT, and Thomas Crook and his wife Anne of Foxboro. He leaves a sister, Sr. Eleanora Crook, RSM of Cumberland, RI, 13 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 18 at 9:00am from the Gillooly Funeral Home, 126 Walpole Street (Rte 1A), Norwood, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Timothy’s Church, 650 Nichols Street, Norwood at 10:00am. Interment will follow the Mass in Highland Cemetery, Norwood. Visiting hours will be held on Thursday, May 17 from 4:00-7:00pm at the funeral home.

Mr. Crook was a Navy veteran, serving during World War II and the Korean War.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of James H. Crook Sr. to the Mount St. Rita Health Center, 15 Sumner Road, Cumberland, RI 02864 or to the Sisters of the Presentation, 99 Church Street, Leominster, MA 01453.

For online condolences, please visit: www.gilloolyfuneralhome.com