Lora Bernice (Cronin) Benedict

Lora Bernice (Cronin) Benedict, 61, of Lincoln, passed away September 14, 2024, at St. John’s Hospital, Springfield with her family by her side.
Visitation will be from 5-7 PM Monday, September 23, 2024, at Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 1 PM Tuesday, September 24, 2024, also at the funeral home with Pastor Larry Crawford officiating. Burial will follow in Zion Cemetery.

Bernice was born September 30, 1962, in Richmond, CA., the daughter of John P. Cronin and Lora Jean (Bunyard) Cronin. She was a CNA at St. Clara’s Manor for many years. Her passion was helping people. She was loyal to her family and loved her friends. She loved getting dressed up, putting on her leather coat, and going downtown with her friends. Bernice loved the oldies, and she loved to sing and dance. She was a beautiful soul and always did the best she could for her kids and grandkids with what she had. She had a hard life and now she is at peace.

Survivors include her mother Lora Cronin, her stepmother Shirley Skelton, the love of her life Big Jimmy Benedict, her companion Tyler Mattox, her children: Richard Nicholas, John John Lee, Lynda Benedict, Little Jimmy Benedict, Jason Benedict, Josh Farnam, and Jay Lee; grandchildren: Lyndsi Jean (David) Brackett, Lora Alley, Little Ronnie Alley, Blaine Lee, Heaven Lee, Urijah Lee, Dana Benedict, Allah Robinson, Carly Smith, Jordan Nicholas, Felicity Duvall, Kadyn Patton, Richard Nicholas Jr., Jaxxon Nicholas, and Trystan Nicholas.
great grandchildren: Vivienne Lora Sue Brackett and Alaina Patton.
siblings: Patty Cronin Benedict (Darrell) and their children; Samantha Gandolfi (Billy), Angela Lascola (Hector), John Cronin (Krista), and Jessie McCaine (Vesta), Cliff Hicks and his children Whitney Hicks and Summer Hicks, and Shaye Cronin. several great nieces and nephews, cousins, and all of “podunk” also survive.
She was preceded in death by her grandmother Lora, her father, brother Brian Cronin, brother Adam Hicks, uncle Doug Bunyard, great niece Kiara McCaine, and several friends.
Memorial donations may be made to Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home to help with funeral expenses.