Elizabeth H. Crane

Mrs. Crane was born in Dunkirk, NY on April 5, 1923, but has resided in Woodstock, VA since 1995 to live near her immediate family. She was the daughter of Frank St. Elmo Hudson and Anna Louise Shelley. The Hudsons were early Virginia settlers, landing on the Eastern Shore in 1635, while the Shelleys arrived in Massachusetts in 1632, eventually settling in Situate.

Betty is survived by one son, Joe L. Lehnen and his wife Kaye of Woodstock, VA as well as two grand-daughters and their husbands of Richmond, VA: Katherine E. Lehnen and Andrew Buxbaum, and Hanna L. Palmer and Andrew. Three surviving nephews and their wives include: John Hudson and Ann of Gainesville, FL, Larry Hudson and Patty of Northfield, OH, and James and Barb Lehnen of Fredonia, NY. She is also survived by a step-daughter-in-law Jeanne Crane, step-grandchildren and their spouses Kelly and Curt Follman, and Michael and Chris Crane, and their families, all of whom reside in western New York.

She was predeceased by two husbands, Joseph L. Lehnen in 1966 and James C. Crane in 1973, and all of her brothers and sisters, which included John, Janet, Robert, Hartwell Henry and Virginia. Additionally, Mrs. Crane was predeceased by one step-son, Michael T. Crane.

Betty was a long time member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Dunkirk where she sang in the church choir for almost two decades. She was also very active in the parents groups of both St. Mary’s Elementary School and Cardinal Mindszenty High School. She also attended St. John Bosco Church in Woodstock, VA.

A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2020 in the chapel at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Dunkirk.

In lieu of perishable flowers, she has requested that any donations in her honor be sent to the Dunkirk Public Library 536 Central Avenue Dunkirk, NY 14048 (716) 366-2511 https://www.dunkirklibrar y.org/memorialdonations/.

Arrangements are by the McGraw-Kowal Funeral Home.