WINDOM MAN DIES IN LOCAL HOSPITAL
Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon in Windom United Methodist Church for Emery Eli Crane, 76, who passed away early Monday morning in Hoffman Memorial hospital after a long illness. Rev. Howell E. Jones conducted services and the Masonic Lodge of Galva had charge of the graveside service in Bean Memorial cemetery.
Born in Marion County, Missouri January 9, 1894, he married Christine Peterman January 24, 1928 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. He operated the café in Windom for 27 years.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Windom; Galva AF & AM Lodge No. 251 and of Windom Order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include the widow; daughters, Mrs. Edythe Gottberg, San Diego, Calif.; Mrs. Dorothy Smelser, Topeka; Mrs. Leola Dunnivan, Hereford, Texas; Mrs. Hazel Hutchinson, Hutchinson; brothers, W. R. of Cotter, Ark., and Richard C. of Geneseo; sisters, Mrs. Mae Khaler, Hutchinson and Mrs. Inez Gerard, Burbank, Calif.; 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Reprinted with permission, The Monitor-Journal, 248 Main Street, Little River, KS, 67457. Provided by Young Historical Library, 201 Main Street, P.O. Box 126, Little River, Kansas 67457.
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Christine C. Peterman and Emery E. Crane were married on January 24, 1928.
WINDOM MAN DIES IN LOCAL HOSPITAL
Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon in Windom United Methodist Church for Emery Eli Crane, 76, who passed away early Monday morning in Hoffman Memorial hospital after a long illness. Rev. Howell E. Jones conducted services and the Masonic Lodge of Galva had charge of the graveside service in Bean Memorial cemetery.
Born in Marion County, Missouri January 9, 1894, he married Christine Peterman January 24, 1928 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. He operated the café in Windom for 27 years.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Windom; Galva AF & AM Lodge No. 251 and of Windom Order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include the widow; daughters, Mrs. Edythe Gottberg, San Diego, Calif.; Mrs. Dorothy Smelser, Topeka; Mrs. Leola Dunnivan, Hereford, Texas; Mrs. Hazel Hutchinson, Hutchinson; brothers, W. R. of Cotter, Ark., and Richard C. of Geneseo; sisters, Mrs. Mae Khaler, Hutchinson and Mrs. Inez Gerard, Burbank, Calif.; 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Reprinted with permission, The Monitor-Journal, 248 Main Street, Little River, KS, 67457. Provided by Young Historical Library, 201 Main Street, P.O. Box 126, Little River, Kansas 67457.
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Christine C. Peterman and Emery E. Crane were married on January 24, 1928.
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PVT Jesse Lee Crane
1896–1919
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Walter Gilbert Crane
1898–1900
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William Roy Crane
1900–1973
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Charles Edward Crane
1902–1948
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Lucy Rosie Mae "Mae" Crane Kahler
1906–1993
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John Henry Crane
1908–1965
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Richard Cecil Lewis Crane
1910–1992
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Vivian Lenora Crane Manwarren
1914–1946
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George Isaiah Crane
1916–1935
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Inez Georgetta "Tiny" Crane Gerard
1918–2006
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Ernest Vincent Crane
1921–1921
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