Verner Oliver Crane

Male 1906 - 2002  (95 years)


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  • Name Verner Oliver Crane  [1
    Birth 8 Dec 1906  Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    _UID 9CC370A594D049D9A2B1C389D60DE9E84D68 
    Death 7 Nov 2002  Indio, Riverside County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Redlands, San Bernardino County, California, USA, Hillside Memorial Park Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 1958, Redlands, San Bernardino County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1934, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 1988, Redlands, San Bernardino County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 1972  , Marin County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 
    1. [S127] Findagrave.com, ( Findagrave.com . http://www.findagrave.com.), (http://www.findagrave.com). (Reliability: 3).



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