John Cremonese, 2076 Evergreen Dr., Boiling Springs, South Carolina; formerly of Euclid Ave., Sharon, passed away at 8 p.m. Friday (12-2-11) in The Hospice House, Spartanburg, South Carolina after an extended illness. He was 82.

Mr. Cremonese was born February 17, 1929 in Sharon a son of the late Ralph and Concetta DeMaio Cremonese.

He attended Sharon High School and then served with the US Army in Japan.

John retired in 1984 as a supervisor in Plant 2 of General American Transportation Corporation's former Masury plant where he was employed for twenty years.

John was a member of St. Paul the Apostle Church, Boiling Springs and a former member of St. Joseph Church, Sharon. He enjoyed woodworking.

Surviving are: his wife of 57 years, the former Dolores A. Schosser, whom he married July 17, 1953; a daughter, Tammy Bechtel and her husband Todd, Sharon; two sons, Ralph D. Cremonese and his wife Holly, Boiling Springs; and John W. Cremonese, Boise, Idaho; six grandchildren, Matthew, Cory and John Cremonese; and Jaclyn Eckley and Brittney and Andrew Baker; and a sister, Caroline Lanschak, Sharon.

Besides his parents, John was preceded in death by a daughter, Cynthia Cremonese.

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to a hospice organization of your choice.

Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Friday (12-9-11) in St. Joseph Church, Sharon, with the Rev. Glenn R. Whitman, pastor, as celebrant.

Family will receive friends one hour prior to the Mass in the gathering space of St. Joseph Church.

Friends may email condolences by visiting www.McGonigleFuneralHomeandCrematory.com.

Interment: St. Rose Cemetery, Hermitage.

Arrangements by J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.