Obituary of James J. Krol

James J. Krol, 66, of South Peabody, died Sunday, May 15, 2015 at the North Shore Medical Center, Salem Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Lynn, MA on November 13, 1949, the son of the late William and Anna (Pedersen) Krol and moved to Peabody with his family and was a graduate of Peabody High School in 1969. He had been a special machinist with the General Electric Co, river works plant in Lynn for nearly 40 years prior to his retirement 7 years ago. He enjoyed gardening around his house and fishing in both ponds here as well as in Sterns Pond in Sweden Maine. He is survived by a son, Benjamin Krol of Peabody, his brothers, John Krol and William and his wife Sarah Krol all of Peabody and many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. He was the former husband of Donna (Cherbuy) Krol of Peabody and the brother of the late Charles Krol. A Visitation will be held on Thursday from 5:00 until 8:00 PM at the Conway, Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home at the 82 Lynn St., Peabody facility. A Funeral Service will be held there on Friday at 11: 00 AM. Relatives and friends are kindly invited. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the American Heart Association, 300 5th Ave. Suite 6, Waltham, MA 02451 (www.heart.org) in his memory.