Cremation rites have been accorded. Private burial will be at a later date. Burgess Funeral Home, La Salle, is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Crew was born Feb. 13, 1931, in Varna to John Edward and Hazel (Jenkins) Crew. He married Barbara Nealand on Nov. 5, 1949, in La Salle.
He worked for La Salle Township and the City of La Salle for more than 20 years as a mechanic.
Survivors are three sons, John (Frances) of Oglesby, Matt (Jean) of La Salle and Richard (Christina) of La Salle; one daughter, Connie of Lansing, Mich.; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; three sisters, Dorothy Grubb of Streator, Phyllis (Doc) Clearwater of Ottawa and Helen Bridgeforth of Pontiac; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife in 1993; one son, Michael, in 2008; and seven brothers and three sisters.
Cremation rites have been accorded. Private burial will be at a later date. Burgess Funeral Home, La Salle, is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Crew was born Feb. 13, 1931, in Varna to John Edward and Hazel (Jenkins) Crew. He married Barbara Nealand on Nov. 5, 1949, in La Salle.
He worked for La Salle Township and the City of La Salle for more than 20 years as a mechanic.
Survivors are three sons, John (Frances) of Oglesby, Matt (Jean) of La Salle and Richard (Christina) of La Salle; one daughter, Connie of Lansing, Mich.; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; three sisters, Dorothy Grubb of Streator, Phyllis (Doc) Clearwater of Ottawa and Helen Bridgeforth of Pontiac; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife in 1993; one son, Michael, in 2008; and seven brothers and three sisters.
Family Members
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A. Elisabeth Elizabeth "Liz" Crew Russell
1909–2000
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Ella L Crew Teegardin
1910–2009
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Dorothy Mae Crew Grubb
1912–2014
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Elva Rosalind Crew Crank
1914–1999
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Albert Leverne Crew
1916–1997
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Clifford William Crew
1918–2003
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James Edmond Crew
1920–1976
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Frank Elmer Crew Sr
1922–1985
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Phyllis A. Crew Clearwater
1924–2016
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Glenn Edward Crew
1926–2002
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Thomas Russell Crew
1928–1991
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Warren Judson Crew
1929–2005
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Helen A. Crew Bridgeforth
1937–2022
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