Crawford, Thomas J. -- 1917 - 1988

MARSTON, CRAWFORD, CALLEI, SAMPSON

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 7/7/2004 at 19:40:46

Thomas J. Crawford
 
Thomas J. Crawford, 70, of Montebello, CA, died Sunday, January 17, 1988 at Rio Hondo Memorial Hospital, Downey, CA.

He was born in Winneshiek County on Sept. 11, 1917, the son of Lynn B. and Ruth Marston Crawford. He attended schools at Frankville and graduated from Postville High School in 1934. He attended Iowa State College in Ames and was employed by the Ford Garage in Decorah prior to enlisting in the army during World War II. He served in Africa and Europe. For 30 years he was employed by Ford Motor Co. in Kingman, AZ and Los Angeles, CA. He retired in 1985 from his position as engineer in the Emission Control Lab at Pico River, CA.

He was married to Dora Callei and they made their home in Montebello, CA.
Tom is survived by his wife, Dora, Montebello, CA and a sister Jean (Mrs. Roger Sampson), Postville.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Services were held Tuesday, Jan. 19, with interment in the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Los Angeles, CA.

Postville Herald newspaper clipping from my mother's obituary collection.

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