W. Frank Crouse, 95, 3040 Black Gap Road, died Sunday morning, July 20, 1980 at his home. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Price Crouse, in 1931 and by his second wife, Catherine K. Lauffer Crouse, in 1979.
Mr. Crouse was born Jan 10, 1885 in Juniata County, son of the late William and Minnie Simonton Crouse.
He retired in 1959 form a lifetime of farming and he had also done custom butchering in the Path Valley area for many years. He was a member of the Christ United Methodist Church, Shippensburg.
He is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Ruth Snook, McVeytown; Mrs.Melvin (Helen) Jaymes, Shade Gap; Mrs. Russell (Erma) Crider and Mrs. Irvin (Mildred) Coldsmith, both of Chambersburg and Mrs Arthur (Pauline) Nethkin of East Waterford; three sons, Dale N. Crouse, Lewsitown; Elmer A.Crouse, Roxbury; and Roy F. Crouse, Cumberland Highway; a step-son, Glenn N. Luaffer, Philadelphia Ave.; two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Shearer, Shippensburg and Mrs. Hazel McGee, Dry Run; 35 grandchildren; 33 great grandchildren and 5 great great grandchildren.
Burial will be in Doylesburg Cemetery.
Taken from Public Opinion (Chambersburg, PA) 21 July 1980
Family Members
Parents
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William B. Crouse
1855–1932
Minnie C. Simonton Crouse
1862–1933
Spouses
Mary E. Price Crouse
1883–1931
Catherine Kemerer Crouse
1895–1979
Siblings
Maude Bertha Crouse Zeigler
1880–1932
Stella M Crouse Briggs
1881–1915
Lola Crouse Zeigler
1889–1957
Paul Brooks Crouse
1897–1967
Children
Erma C. Crouse Crider
1915–2005
