George Herbert Crandall, 97, died on March 16, 1991, at Cedar Crest Health Center in Janesville, Wis., where he had been a resident for the past 10 years.
One of five children, he was born on May 21, 1893, in West Hallock, Ill., to Calvin and Etta Crandall. He was a long time resident of the Milton, Wis., area.
During his life, George was a teacher, athlete, farmer, musician, artist, biologist, physicist, and mathematician. He graduated from Milton College and the University of Wisconsin.
He served as an officer in the Artillery in World War I, and was a civilian instructor in the U. S. Army Signal Corp in World War II. George worked as a mathematician instructor at Indianapolis Technology Institution. He was also the first athletic director at Milton College, as well as a trustee and a 'pillar' of the college. He was a member of the High Nuclear Energy Staff of the Physics Department of the University of Wisconsin until the age of 88.
Survivors include one son, Dr. George Crandall of Long Beach, Calif.; three daughters, Marjorie E. Crandall of Milton, Doris Haldiman of White Fish Bay, Wis., and Mary Anderson of Reno, Nev.; seven grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Edna (Hurlbert) Crandall.
Funeral services were held on March 19, 1991, at the SDB Church in Milton. Burial was in Milton Cemetery.
