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SCHUYLERVILLE -- Eva M. Cromie, 98, a former Schuylerville resident, died Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005, at the Maplewood Manor Nursing Home in Ballston Spa after a long illness.Born Sept. 17, 1907, in Schuylerville, she was the daughter of Eli and Leonie LeBrun Seney. Eva attended school in Northumberland and St. Bridget's Academy in Watervliet, and graduated from the Wilfred Academy of Cosmetology in New York City. She was the proprietress of a beauty parlor in Green Island and later owned and operated the Bon Marche beauty shop in Schuylerville. For a time, she worked with her parents in running a grocery store and ice cream stand on North Broadway in Schuylerville. She was very proud that her father had helped build the present Notre Dame-Visitation Church.After becoming widowed at 32, Eva was taught to paint by her husband's aunt and really enjoyed giving her art work to family. Some were on display in various storefronts during the 1970's. Eva enjoyed all types of music and was an accomplished piano player, which she taught herself by ear.She was a communicant of Notre Dame-Visitation Church in Schuylerville and was a member of the St. Anne/Rosary Society of the Church. She also was a member of the Court Stella Maris Catholic Daughters of America and had been a 4-H leader in Schuylerville for many years. She was a former vice-president of the local and county Ladies Auxiliary American Legion and was responsible for raising the enrollment to an all-time high in both. In later years, she was a member of the Old Saratoga Seniors and was a council member for the Office of the Aging.Eva was a very loving and caring mother, and her greatest joy was spending time with her children and grandchildren, to whom she was a very devoted Mom. She was most happy when she was able to be of assistance to anyone in need.Eva was much loved for all who cared for her at Maplewood Manor, where she had made her home for nearly four years. They all said she was a joy to have around and never once asked for assistance of any kind. She will be sadly missed by all her family and many friends.In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, William Cromie Jr.; a daughter, A. Sharon Durkin; a son-in-law, Robert Hydock; and her 14 siblings.Survivors include two daughters, Lois Miner and her husband, Harrison, of Schuylerville and E. Dawn Anderson and her husband, Richard, of South Glens Falls; a son, William N. Cromie III and his wife, Jeanne, of Bechtelsville, Pa.; a son-in-law, Philip Durkin; eight grandchildren, Jan Holland, Keith Miner, Judi Merchant, Robert, James, Edward and Glenn Hydock, Dawn E. Pecorelli, Laura Highsmith, Michael Durkin and Melissa Durkin-Markus; four step-grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; 9 great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.A funeral mass will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m.Wednesday, November 16, 2005 at Notre Dame-Visitation Church with the Rev. Christopher Welch, pastor officiating.The Rite of Committal will follow at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Schuylerville.Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Flynn Bros. Inc. Funeral Home, 13 Gates Ave., Schuylerville.The family suggests memorials in her name be made to General Schuyler Emergency Squad, PO Box 111, Schuylerville, Maplewood Manor Residents Activity Fund, Ballston Spa, NY 12020, or Community Hospice of Saratoga, Lawrence Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.