Phyllis K. Cronig died on June 23 at her home in Vineyard Haven after a long illness. She was 85.

The former Phyllis Kramer was born in Brockton in 1926 to Max and Anne Kramer and grew up in New Bedford, where her father was editor in chief of the New Bedford Standard-Times. She was the only daughter among the five Kramer children. She graduated from Bryant College in Providence, R.I., in 1946.

In 1951, she married Carlyle Cronig after his return from active duty during World War II and moved to the Vineyard, where she and Carlyle first lived above what is now Leslie’s Drug Store in Vineyard Haven. The couple had two children, Steven and Peter, moving first to a house they built on Centre street, in an apple orchard given to them as a wedding gift by Mr. Cronig’s parents, and then to their longtime residence on Franklin street.

Mrs. Cronig was the quintessential sixties mother and housewife, devoting her time to her sons and to local civic and charitable causes, including the Tisbury School and the Vineyard Haven Library. She and Carlyle traveled extensively around the world and amassed an eclectic collection of art during their travels. Mrs. Cronig also was a well known designer and creator of needlepoint art.

She is survived by her sons, Steven Carlyle Cronig of Coral Gables, Fla., and Peter Mark Cronig of Vineyard Haven.

Mrs. Cronig would have appreciated that any charitable donations in her honor be made to the Vineyard Nursing Association or to Hospice and Palliative Care of Cape Cod, who were so kind to her during her illness.