Dorothea Ellen LeCronier, 96, of Brookston, formerly of Boca Raton, FL and Jackson, MI, passed away at her home at 3:00 a.m. Thursday, May 25, 2017.

She was born February 19, 1921, in Chesaning, Michigan, to the late Clarence W. and Eva (Woodward) Shafer. She graduated high school in Chesaning and attended the University of Michigan.

Her marriage was to Joseph Gordon LeCronier in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He died in 1989.

Mrs. LeCronier started a lifelong career in banking working for her father at the Chesaning State Bank and ending as Vice President for Bank of America in Boca Raton, Florida.

Dorothea personified dignity, class and grace. She had a love for the arts and directed several community and children’s theater programs in Jackson, Michigan. She was the force behind starting the first theater in the round, the Clark Lake Players, just outside Jackson, MI. She always had an eye for detail and was an outstanding decorator and interior designer.

Mrs. LeCronier was a member of the Federated Church of Brookston and also the Brookston Psi Iota Xi sorority.

Surviving is a daughter, Joyce McReynolds (husband: Rev. Dr. Lelan D.) of Brookston.

Preceding her in death were her parents, husband and three sisters, Norma Hill, Jeanne Bray and JoAnn Baird.

Visitation will be from 6 p.m. until the time of memorial service at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at the Federated Church of Brookston. A reception in the church social hall will follow the service. Interment will be handled privately in Pine Grove Cemetery in Freeland, Michigan.

Memorials may be made in Dorothea’s name to the Federated Church of Brookston.