Roselyn C. Crandall

Roselyn Crandall, age 92 of Bangor went to be with her Lord, January 14, 2009 at Countryside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in South Haven. The family will meet friends Sunday 2-5 PM at the Bangor Chapel, D.L. Miller Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Monday, 11 AM at the Bangor Church of Christ, Pastor Duane Jones officiating. The family suggests memorials to the Bangor Schools Alumni Foundation. Mrs. Crandall was born in Bangor, January 23, 1916, the daughter of Arthur and Myrtle Wakeman. She was the Salutatorian of the Bangor Class of 1934. She was a lifetime member of the Women’s Guild of the Church of Christ. She was a floral designer and owner of Wakeman’s Floral Shop in Bangor and the Rose Shop in South Haven, retiring in 1976. An accomplished musician, she played the organ and piano for churches until December 2008. She was a strong supporter of public schools. She served on the State Board of the Michigan Parent Teachers Association. She periodically visited elementary classrooms in Bangor to read to students and play her cello well into her 80’s. In 1988 she was a founding member of the Bangor Alumni Foundation and served as President until recent years. She was honored in 2001 as the “Community Volunteer of the Year” by the Van Buren Educational Association and she served as the Honorary Grand Marshall of the Annual Bangor Christmas Parade in 2000. Most important to her were her faith and family, especially her cherished grandsons. She was ready to go anywhere, any time, to watch a ballgame, especially when they were playing and she loved to fish from her boat or the dock at her home at Van Auken Lake. Surviving are her children, Don (LeWain) Crandall Jr., Portland, MI, Linda (Cecil) Burrous of South Haven, Larry (Jody) of Dowagiac; grandchildren Jason and Keish of Phoenix, Kyle of New York City, Justin and Valerie of London, Jordan of New Bedford, MA; two sisters, Arliss Benham of Battle Creek and Virginia Thomas of Granbury, TX; numerous nieces and nephews and extended family, Alice and Paul Riessman, son Paul, Jr. and Dragan Tosic. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald E. in 1984.

Roselyn C. Crandall

January 23, 1916 - January 14, 2009