Patricia M. (Vietze) Cronin, age 79, of Milton, formerly of Squantum and Roxbury died on July 2, 2011. Wife of the late John P. Cronin. Loving mother of Jacqueline McDonough and her husband Thomas of Scituate and Patricia Sullivan. Sister of William Vietze and his wife Maureen of Jamaica Plain, the late Ruth Kenning, Barbara Horrigan and Teresa Grogan. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews as well as her beloved dog Abby.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Saint Mary of the Hills Church, Milton, Thursday July 7, at 10 AM. Relatives and friends invited.  Visiting hours at the Dolan Funeral Home 460 Granite Avenue, Milton, Wednesday  4-7 PM. Interment private. Retired Delta Airlines employee.  In lieu of flowers, donations in Patricia’s memory may be made to National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Greater New England Chapter, PO Box 845945, Boston, MA 02284.