FRIENDSHIP - Deborah J. Crane, 67, of 47 Pennsylvania
Avenue, passed away peacefully on Thursday (November 7, 2019) at home
surrounded by her family.
Born in Cuba, July
15, 1952, the daughter of Robert and Phyllis (Gray) Sherwood, she was a
lifelong area resident. She was a member of the Friendship United Methodist
Church, where she had been a youth leader for many years. She also belonged to
the Friendship American Legion Auxiliary, the CCDC in Cuba, and was the
treasurer for Maple Grove Cemetery in Friendship, for many years. Deb had been
associated in many different capacities with the Schenck & Miles Insurance
Agency in Friendship for 42 years. She enjoyed traveling, the warm weather, and
the beach. She fully enjoyed life, who also loved to pull practical jokes with
her quick wit and sense of humor. Deb had no regrets in life, and she loved her
husband and entire family deeply.
She was predeceased
by her father Robert Sherwood.
She is survived by
her husband Randall Crane whom she married on July 10, 1971, her mother Phyllis
Sherwood of Friendship, 3 daughters Michelle (Tim) Hall of Friendship, Jennifer
(Joe) Matta of PA, Angela (Rick Emerson) Holland of Leicester, her sisters
Sandra (James) Schwab of SC, Kathryn (Silas) Smith of Angelica, Roberta
(Joseph) Smith of PA, her grandchildren Lindsey, Brendon, Chelsea, Madison,
Xavier, Kaitlyn, Merideth, Aiden, Allyson, Sydnee, Lily, her great granddaughter
Magnolia, several nieces, nephews and cousins, and her closest friends through
her courageous battle Nancy and Marlee.
The family will be
present to receive friends from 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, November 12, 2019, at
the Brown & Powers Funeral Home, 101 West Avenue in Angelica. A Funeral
service will be held at the Friendship United Methodist Church on Wednesday,
November 13, 2019 at 11:00 p.m., with Rev. Rebecca Worth officiating. Burial will
be at Maple Grove Cemetery in Friendship.
To send a remembrance
please visit www.brownandpowersfuneralhomes.com, or on Facebook @
brownpowersfh, the family is being assisted by director Chester A. Gosper IV.
Friends may make
memorial contributions to: Charity of the donor’s choice, the family would also
like to thank Shanon from the VNA out of the Wellsville office for the kind and
compassionate care she received.
