Ionia-Montcalm County MI Archives Obituaries.....Crandall, Phyllis J. 2003
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The Greenville Daily News, December 2003


Phyllis J. Crandall, 75, of Trufant, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2003 at 
Florida Hospital, Lake Placid, Florida.  Phyllis was born September 13, 1928, 
the daughter of Mary and Charles Ogle, in Breckenridge.

She was raised by her grandparents in Clare and attended high school there 
until her senior year.  She graduated from Belding High School, where she met 
her husband, Jack.  They were married in Belding on September 2, 1948.  Since 
the early years of their marriage they were faithful members of First 
Congregational Church, Belding.

Phyllis began working as an assistant at Forest Grove School for handicapped in 
1963.  She began earning her teaching degree while working full-time to help 
provide college education for her three children.  She earned her degree in 
special education from Michigan State University and taught at Freedom Acres in 
Ionia.  Later she went on to earn a master of arts degree in special 
education.  Phyllis retired in 1988, after teaching children with special needs 
for 25 years.

After retiring she and Jack lived at Rainbow Lake, Trufant, for six months of 
the year and at Lake Placid, Florida the other six months.  Phyllis loved 
strong friendships.  Throughout her life she made many friends and always 
remained loyal to them.  She was a devoted mother and grandmother.  Her family 
always came first.  She loved to travel and took Jack, her family and friends 
on trips across the U.S., Canada, Europe, Latin America, and China.  She had a 
strong will and determined personality, which gave her the ability to fight 
rheumatoid arthritis for 40 years and live life to the fullest.  Phyllis is 
loved by many and will live on in their hears and through their thoughtful 
deeds. 

She was preceded in death by her very close aunt, Thelma Carlton Olson of 
Belding.  She is survived by her husband, Jack; three children, Christy and 
Donald Ketchum of Woodland, Steve Crandall of Texas, Jane Crandall and Samuel 
Cornelius of Gaylord; six grandchildren, Alex Ketchum of Woodland, Jason, Erin 
and Adrianne Crandall of Texas, Andrew and Morgan Cornelius of Gaylord; cousin, 
Kendra Bailey of Belding; uncle and aunt, Merritt and Glen Erle Ogle of Texas; 
and half brother and half sister, Robert and Margaret Smith of Breckenridge, 
Donna Knapp of Houghton Lake.

Memorial services are 1 p.m. December 20 at First Congregational Church, 
Belding, to celebrate and remember Phyllis Crandall’s life.  The Rev. Dick 
Woodard will officiate.  Memorial contributions may be made to First 
Congregational Church, 301 W. Washington St., or Belding Public Library, 302 E. 
Main Street, Belding, MI  48809.


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