1937 - 2002

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• Birth	28 Dec 1937	Norwich,New London Co.,Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Mar 2002	Catskill,Greene Co.,New York
  Buried	8 Mar 2002	Ashaway,Washington Co. Rhode Island
  Person ID	I123861	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2002 00:00:00
  Father	Frederick Perry CRANDALL, b. 26 Jan 1910, Charlestown,Washington Co.,Rhode Island
  Mother	Arvilla Jeannetta KENFIELD, b. 16 Oct 1911, Lisbon,New London Co.,Connecticut
  Family ID	F46955	Group Sheet

• Notes

  HP018, Oak Grove Cemetery Westerly High School University of Rhode Island1 EMPL 2 DATE 1961 2 PLAC Kingston, Washington Co., Rhode Island 2 NOTEUniversity of Rhode Island 1 NOTE "Old Tobe: Some Lines of Descent of Tobias SAUNDERS of Westerly,Rhode Island"; by Earl P. Crandall; Higginson Book Co.; 1995. "Five Families of Charlestown, Rhode Island", by Earl P.Crandall; Higginson Book Co.; 1993. "Great Grandma Was A Congdon", by Earl P. Crandall; HigginsonBook Co., 1995. Westerly Sun, March 5, 2002 Earl Perry Crandall, 64,of Catskill, N.Y., died suddenly at hisresidence on Saturday, March 2, 2002. Mr. Crandall was born in Norwich on Dec. 28, 1937, to the lateFrederick and Arvilla (Kenfield) Crandall. He was raised in Charlestown, andgraduated from Westerly High School in 1955. He earned his bachelor's degree inscience at the University of Rhode Island in 1959, and completed hismaster's degree in 1961. He moved to Catskill, N.Y., in 1962, where he taught chemistryand earth science at the high school and served as science departmentchairperson until his retirement in 1989. During his career he served as the highschool's drama coach and was a class advisor. An avid genealogist, he was the proud founder of the CrandallFamily Association and member of the Geer, Palmer and MinerFamilyAssociations. He was the past vice president of the Empire State Society of theSons of the American Revolution and a member of the Descendents of theMayflower as well as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, ClaverackBranch. Having taught for more than 30 years, he was also a member of theNewYork State Teacher's Union. Mr. Crandall was an accomplished organist and amateurphotographer. He was a collector of family memorabilia and Zippo lighters among manyother things. He enjoyed traveling both abroad and within theUnited States. He survived by his brother and sister-in-law, David andCassandra Crandall; his sister, Norma Gaudlap; his niece, Jeanette Smith; hisnephew, David Crandall, Jr.; and his great-niece, Jacqueline Smith, all ofRhode Island, and Bryan W. Schloss of Catskill, his beloved friend andcompanion of more than 25 years. Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 8, at 11 a.m. inthe Buckler-Johnston Funeral Home, 121 Main St., Westerly. Friendsand relatives are invited to call at the funeral home on Thursday from 6 to 8p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association orthe Leukemia Society of America, Inc.