Crabtree, Randall W. d. 2017

CRABTREE, CUPPLES, MARCONI, LUZBETAK

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Date: 5/31/2017 at 20:18:30

Randall W. Crabtree
May 24, 2017

Randall William Crabtree, 52, of Chariton, died Wednesday, May 24, 2017, of complications following a series of strokes.

Randy was born in Newton, to William and Shirley (Cupples) Crabtree and moved to Ankeny when he was 6 years old. He graduated from Ankeny High School in 1982, where he was active in the Future Farmers of America. He attended Iowa State University and Des Moines Area Community College with a major in ag business. He was married to Leila (Marconi) Crabtree in 1994, and they had two children. They lived in Ankeny, Saylor Township and Elkhart. They divorced in 2015.

Randy worked in ag business initially, but eventually his career interests turned to information technology, especially for firehouse software. He was a volunteer firefighter and an EMT when he lived in Elkhart and Saylor Township. He was active in the Jaycees organization in Ankeny.

He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his son, James Crabtree (16); his daughter, Hailey Crabtree (11); and his sister, Melinda (Crabtree) Luzbetak. A memorial service will take placer at a later date. ~ The Newton Daily News, Newton, Iowa 31 May 2017.