Anna Marie Crouch

Anna Marie Crouch, 89, of Kinsman, passed away Thursday morning, July 16, 2009 at Concord Healthcare of Cortland. Born June 10, 1920 in Hicksville, OH, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Madonna (Dunderman) Elser. A lifetime area resident, Ann retired from Andover Industries where she worked in the spray painting department for several years. She enjoyed bingo and bowling and bowled on the Friday night ladies league at Cortland Lanes for many years. She was preceded in death in 1998 by her husband John Robert Crouch whom she married December 28, 1944. Together they shared nearly 54 years of marriage. Ann will be dearly missed by her children, Jackie (David) Plute of Cave Creek, AZ, David J. (Diane) Crouch of Williamsburg, PA, Larry A. (Verna Ma) Crouch of Madison, OH, and Shawn M. (Merle) Phillips of Mecca, ten grandchildren, and seventeen great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, great grandson Jonathan David Ellwood Crouch, sisters, June Miller and Glennis Baldwin, and five brothers, Jerry, Bill, Harry “Shorty”, John, and Klare “Hap” Elser. Funeral services will be Saturday, July 18 at 11am at the Shafer-Winans Funeral Chapel where family and friends may visit for one hour prior to the service. A private burial will be held in the Westview Cemetery in Vernon Twp. Family and friends may view this obituary online or send condolences at www.shaferwinansfuneralhome.com