Verner Oliver Crane

1906 - 2002  (95 years)

• Name	Verner Oliver Crane  [1]
  Birth	8 Dec 1906	Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	9CC370A594D049D9A2B1C389D60DE9E84D68
  Death	7 Nov 2002	Indio, Riverside County, California, USA   [1]
  Burial	Redlands, San Bernardino County, California, USA, Hillside Memorial Park   [1]
  Person ID	I9804	Larry and Jane's Family Tree
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	James Raymond Crane,   b. 22 Jan 1882, , Vermillion County, Indiana, USA d. 11 Oct 1958, Redlands, San Bernardino County, California, USA (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Lecta Marion Sutton,   b. 19 Sep 1881   d. 19 Jun 1960 (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F3524	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Living
  Children	1. Patricia Helen Crane,   b. 14 Jun 1927, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA d. 17 Feb 1934, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 6 years)
  Family ID	F3527	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2019

  
  

  Family 2	Living
  Family ID	F3528	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2019

  
  

  Family 3	Dorothy Aline Grant,   b. 10 Jan 1916, Redlands, San Bernardino County, California, USA d. 28 Jul 1988, Redlands, San Bernardino County, California, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	1972	, Marin County, California, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F3525	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Verner Oliver Crane, a former resident of Redlands, died of heart failure Thursday, November 7, 2002, at Oddyssey Hospice in Indio. He was 95. Born December 8, 1906, in Walla Walla, WA, he grew up in Redlands and lived in Redlands for 36 years. The past 7 years he had lived in Desert Shores, CA. He didn't finish high school, instead going to work as a chauffeur for George O'Brien (cowboy actor) and Lily Burke (wife of Billy Burke). He had owned an auto dealership in Alhambra for 10 years and was a member of Redlands Elks Lodge and the Eagles in San Bernardino. He also spent 20 years working for Bechtel and Aramco in Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and Libya. He enjoyed photography and playing poker. Survivors include 2 daughters, Bonnie Allison of Bakersfield, and Sherrie Singleton of Crescent City, CA; step daughter, Bobette Felton of Desert Shores, CA; and 17 grandchildren. He was predeceased by 2 children Patricia Helen Crane in 1924, and William James Crane in 1999. He was also predeceased by his 2 brothers and sister; Raymond Marion Crane in 1976; Barbara Elizabeth Crane Mann in 1999; Donald Alva Crane in 1993. He was married 3 times. He married Helen Taylor in Redlands 1925, Maggie Strain in Las Vegas in 1960, and Aline Van Voorst in 1972. [1]

  
  

• Sources

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