Edward Albertis "Bert" Crane
1877 - 1960 (82 years)-
Name Edward Albertis "Bert" Crane Nickname Bert Birth 18 Aug 1877 Greenbrier Co., WV 
[1, 2, 3, 4] Gender Male Death 18 Apr 1960 Norfolk, VA [4] Cause: cerebrovascular thrombosis/cerebral arteriosclerosis Burial 20 Apr 1960 Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, VA [4] Person ID I17016 Meadow Bluff Meanderings Last Modified 5 Jan 2026
Father Charles Allen T. "Tee" Crane, b. 12 Apr 1844, Crawley, Greenbrier Co., VA d. 7 May 1929, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 85 years) Mother Elizabeth E. "Lizzie" Burns, b. 3 Jun 1854, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., VA d. 29 Mar 1929, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 74 years) Marriage 4 Apr 1876 Greenbrier Co., WV [5] - Greenbrier Co., WV MB 1B, p. 68, line 20 lists groom's name as Chas. S. Crane.
Family ID F7235 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Lee Verta "Vertie" Robinson, b. Sep 1878, Greenbrier Co., WV d. Aft 1922 (Age 44 years) Marriage 17 Nov 1897 Greenbrier Co., WV [6] Divorce 24 Jan 1898 MI [7] Children 1. May Tresia Crane, b. 1 May 1898, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 13 Aug 1993, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 95 years)2. Cleo Crane, b. May 1900, Greenbrier Co., WV d. Aft 1910 (Age 10 years)3. Reta Fay Crane, b. 28 Apr 1902, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 23 May 2000, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY (Age 98 years)4. Talma J. Crane, b. 2 Sep 1904, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV d. Aft 1930 (Age 26 years)5. Dalvey W. Crane, b. 6 Mar 1907, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 11 Mar 1973, Westland, Wayne Co., MI (Age 66 years)6. Denzel Crane, b. 1 Oct 1909, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV d. Detroit, Wayne Co., MI 7. Lowell Dermont Crane, b. 12 Mar 1913, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 16 Mar 2002, Lewisburg, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 89 years)8. Myrtle L. Crane, b. 15 Jun 1916, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 20 Jan 1974, Detroit, Wayne Co., MI (Age 57 years)Family ID F6239 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 5 Jan 2026
Family 2 Sarah Catherall, b. 4 Jul 1903, Leicester, Leicestershire, England d. 4 Aug 1924, Detroit, Wayne Co., MI (Age 21 years) Marriage 30 Jan 1922 Detroit, Wayne Co., MI [8] Children 1. Edward Walter Crane, b. 29 Oct 1921, Detroit, Wayne Co., MI d. 29 May 1979, San Diego Co., CA (Age 57 years)2. Bill W. Crane, b. 1924, MI d. Aft 1993, AZ (Age 70 years)Family ID F7329 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 5 Jan 2026
Family 3 Nannie Daisy Carney, b. 24 Jul 1892, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 15 Sep 1979, Jarrettsville, Harford Co., MD (Age 87 years) Family ID F18258 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 5 Jan 2026
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Birth - 18 Aug 1877 - Greenbrier Co., WV 
Marriage - 17 Nov 1897 - Greenbrier Co., WV = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Norfolk, VA
NORFOLK - Edward Bert Crane, 82, died in a Norfolk hospital Monday at 10:15 a.m.
Surviving are four sons, William A. Crane of Norfolk, Edward W. Crane of Baltimore, W. Dalvey Crane of Wayne, Minch., and Lowell D. Crane of Ruppert, W. Va.; four daughters, Mrs. Reta Steinburger of Scottsville, Ky., Mrs. Cleo Dillon of Rhodes, Mich., Mrs. Mae Crookshanks of Keiffer, W. Va., and Mrs. Myrtle Krys of Detroit, Mich.; a sister, Miss Irene Crane of Baltimore; a brother, W. Dennis Crane of Clintonville, W. Va., and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held in Holloman-Brown Funeral at a time to be announced.
- Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Norfolk, VA
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