Cathy Crawford LaLonde, daughter of Hollywood actress Joan Crawford, died peacefully Jan. 10, 2020, in her home at the age of 72 after a long battle with lung cancer.

She was the daughter of Academy Award winning actress, Joan Crawford and Pepsi-Cola Company CEO Alfred Steele.

Born Jan. 13, 1947, in Dyersburg, Tenn., she and her twin sister Cynthia, were adopted by Miss Crawford in 1947, soon after their biological mother’s death.

Miss Crawford moved the twins to Brentwood, Calif., where they began their new life.

She attended Vernon Court Junior College and then the Fashion Institute of Technology before marrying in 1968.

She and her husband separated in 1984 and eventually divorced.

She reconnected with her biological family in Tennessee in the early 1990s.

She led her life feeling blessed to have had the opportunities of a great education, traveling throughout the world and a nurturing upbringing that molded and shaped her into the woman she became.

Her survivors include her daughter and caregiver, Carla LaLonde, and her granddaughter, Olivia, with whom she resided; and son Casey LaLonde and his lovely wife, Heather Shelhamer, of Downington.

Her service will be private, at the convenience of the family.

There will be no calling hours.

Expressions of sympathy may be made at heintzelmancares.com.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Sanctuary at Haafsville c/o the funeral home, P.O. Box 196, Schnecksville, PA 18078-0196.

Arrangements were made by Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Schnecksville.