The 1918 Spanish Influenza Pandemic-Edwin Cronan Influenza Victim

From: Oakland Tribune, 25 October 1918, Page 4, Column 4

EDWIN CRONAN IS INFLUENZA VICTIM

Edwin Walter Cronan, for several years a department manager for the H. S. Crocker Company in San Francisco, died today of influenza followed by pneumonia at his resident, 1507 Eighth street. The funeral will take place tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock from St. Patrick's church. The interment will be in St. Mary's cemetery.

Cronan has been ill since Sunday. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cronan, and two sisters, Mrs. J. M. Samuels, and Miss Mary Cronan. He was born in Nevada, where his father was a veteran railroad engineer. Cronan was 31 years of age.