Pauline Acronico

Pauline Acronico, a longtime resident of Santa Cruz, California passed away in Capitola on February 16, 2011. Born in Sullivan County, Ohio on October 3, 1915 Pauline was the daughter of Frank Hoover and Carrie Hewitt who married March 16, 1904. The family moved to South Dakota where her father farmed and was a carpenter and where she attended school. Upon graduating from high school in Trent, South Dakota in 1933, she entered nursing training and graduated from McKinnon Hospital at Sioux Falls, South Dakota in 1936 as an R.N. Her first position was at Pipestone Hospital in Minnesota. Invited to a wedding in Santa Cruz in the 1930s, Pauline fell in love with California, relocated here in 1936 and married Norris Scriver in 1937. He pre-deceased her July 27, 1978. She went to work for Dr. Anthony F. Allegrini, a family practitioner, and was with him for 29 years until he retired. She then worked for Dr. Jones until he returned to public health work and finally for family practitioner Dr. Arthur Vedder, retiring to marry her second husband, Eugene C. Acronico, who passed March 16, 1996. She was a member of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church of Santa Cruz and active as a volunteer for the church and member of their women's circle. Pauline made close and beloved friends with many people and will be remembered as a loving, cheerful care giver even in recent years as her health began to fail. A loyal friend, she was meticulous, inquisitive, supportive, kind hearted, empathetic, with a keen mind and sense of humor and a practical approach. She enjoyed music and playing cards with friends and remembered birthdays and loved receiving news from old friends and family members. Pauline leaves her stepson Eugene C. Acronico and his wife Betty; step grandchildren Peter Acronico and his wife Tracy Scott; and Hilary Weaver and her husband Jim and their children. Pauline's sisters and brother pre-deceased her and she is survived by their children, her nieces Joyce Kruse and Juanita Dressen and Juanita's husband Fred and their children; and nephews Bill Cone and his wife Peggy; Bill Hoover and his wife Valerie; and Robert Orcutt and his wife Joann. She was also pre-deceased by her in laws by her first marriage except her sister-in-law Betty Scriver Stepanek and her husband Burt. She was also pre-deceased by her niece Donna Scriver Martin, (whose husband Jim survives her); and by nephews Skeeter Scriver and Dennis Scriver and Randy Scriver who is survived by his wife Jacquie. Surviving are her nieces Jo Ann Scriver Cope and her husband Frank; and Karen Scriver Tidwell and her husband Lou and their children; and nephew Scott Scriver. Pauline also leaves several dear, devoted and very supportive friends. Following private interment, a service will be held at: Benito and Azzaro Pacific Gardens Chapel at 1050 Cayuga Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. For information please call: 831-423-5721. Remembrances may be made to the American Heart Association or charity of your choice in lieu of flowers.