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Robert Eugene Crowley
Posted 10/25/06
Robert Eugene Crowley, 75 EAST NEW MARKET, Md. - Robert Eugene Crowley of East New Market died Friday, Oct. 20, 2006, in Dorchester General Hospital. He was 75. Mr. Crowley was born Sept. 10, 1931, …
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Robert Eugene Crowley
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Robert Eugene Crowley, 75
EAST NEW MARKET, Md. - Robert Eugene Crowley of East New Market died Friday, Oct. 20, 2006, in Dorchester General Hospital. He was 75.
Mr. Crowley was born Sept. 10, 1931, in Seaford, son of the late Frank and Mabel (Lofland) Crowley. He was raised in Blades.
He graduated from Seaford High School with the class of 1948. He then attended the University of Indiana, where he met his future wife.
Mr. Crowley was a U.S. Army veteran, serving his country during the Korean War. On Sept. 29, 1953, he received a Commendation Medal as a member of Alpha Company 700th Ordinance Battalion, 45th Infantry Division, near Yang-Gu, Korea. Sgt. Crowley was honorably discharged Dec. 10, 1953.
He then began his career with Safeway Stores Inc., working for the company for more than 30 years. He and his family moved to Bridgeville, Del., and Mr. Crowley worked at the Cambridge, Easton and Kent Island Safeway stores. After retirement, he and his wife moved to East New Market.
Mr. Crowley's hobbies included gardening and being outdoors. He liked sports, especially football and baseball. During the winter months, he enjoyed spending time in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Mr. Crowley was an avid walker. He had many friends, loved his family and enjoyed attending his grandchildren's sporting events.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Betty Frable.
He is survived by his wife, whom he married Oct. 13, 1956, Theresa Ann (Johnson) Crowley; three daughters and three sons-in-law, Sheila and J.T. North, Susan and David Whigham and Julie and Tony Mowery; seven grandchildren, Tyler North, Trevor North, David Whigham, Bethany Whigham, Victoria Whigham, Alison Mowery and Gavin Mowery; two sisters, Barbara Bunting and Beverly Baker, both of Seaford; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today in Curran-Bromwell Funeral Home, High Street, Cambridge.
Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home. The Rev. Walter E. Reuschling will officiate.
Burial with military honors will follow in the Maryland Veterans Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be J.T. North, David M. Whigham, Tyler North, Trevor North, David C. Whigham and Gavin Mowery.
Honorary pallbearers will be Tony Mowery, Barbara and Sylvester Bunting and Beverly and Howard Baker.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society, c/o Doris Weber, 5163 Maple Dam Road, Cambridge, MD 21613; or to the Cambridge Little League, P.O. Box 1275, Cambridge, MD 21613.
EAST NEW MARKET, Md. - Robert Eugene Crowley of East New Market died Friday, Oct. 20, 2006, in Dorchester General Hospital. He was 75.
Mr. Crowley was born Sept. 10, 1931, in Seaford, son of the late Frank and Mabel (Lofland) Crowley. He was raised in Blades.
He graduated from Seaford High School with the class of 1948. He then attended the University of Indiana, where he met his future wife.
Mr. Crowley was a U.S. Army veteran, serving his country during the Korean War. On Sept. 29, 1953, he received a Commendation Medal as a member of Alpha Company 700th Ordinance Battalion, 45th Infantry Division, near Yang-Gu, Korea. Sgt. Crowley was honorably discharged Dec. 10, 1953.
He then began his career with Safeway Stores Inc., working for the company for more than 30 years. He and his family moved to Bridgeville, Del., and Mr. Crowley worked at the Cambridge, Easton and Kent Island Safeway stores. After retirement, he and his wife moved to East New Market.
Mr. Crowley's hobbies included gardening and being outdoors. He liked sports, especially football and baseball. During the winter months, he enjoyed spending time in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Mr. Crowley was an avid walker. He had many friends, loved his family and enjoyed attending his grandchildren's sporting events.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Betty Frable.
He is survived by his wife, whom he married Oct. 13, 1956, Theresa Ann (Johnson) Crowley; three daughters and three sons-in-law, Sheila and J.T. North, Susan and David Whigham and Julie and Tony Mowery; seven grandchildren, Tyler North, Trevor North, David Whigham, Bethany Whigham, Victoria Whigham, Alison Mowery and Gavin Mowery; two sisters, Barbara Bunting and Beverly Baker, both of Seaford; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today in Curran-Bromwell Funeral Home, High Street, Cambridge.
Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home. The Rev. Walter E. Reuschling will officiate.
Burial with military honors will follow in the Maryland Veterans Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be J.T. North, David M. Whigham, Tyler North, Trevor North, David C. Whigham and Gavin Mowery.
Honorary pallbearers will be Tony Mowery, Barbara and Sylvester Bunting and Beverly and Howard Baker.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society, c/o Doris Weber, 5163 Maple Dam Road, Cambridge, MD 21613; or to the Cambridge Little League, P.O. Box 1275, Cambridge, MD 21613.
