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Delila Steffy
1. Delila Steffy was born in May 1851 in Springwater, Livingston County, New York; died in 1937; was buried in Union Cemetery, Livonia, Livingston County, New York. Family/Spouse: Beldon Bert Crane. Beldon (son of Henry Crane and Sarah Burt) was born in Feb 1844 in Mount Morris, Livingston County, New York; died in 1915; was buried in Union Cemetery, Livonia, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Mary Crane
was born on 11 Dec 1868; died on 11 Apr 1955; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Springwater, Livingston County, New York. - 3. Scott Warren Crane
was born in 1873 in Springwater, Livingston County, New York; died in 1940 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York. - 4. Verne A. Crane
was born in 1876 in Canadice, Ontario County, New York; died on 1 Apr 1945 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Temple Hill Cemetery, Geneseo, Livingston County, New York. - 5. Sarah M. Crane
was born in Sep 1879; died in Mar 1952; was buried in Union Cemetery, Livonia, Livingston County, New York. - 6. Belden Bert Crane, Jr.
was born in Jul 1883; died in Jan 1933 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Arnold Cemetery, Conesus, Livingston County, New York. - 7. Nellie Crane
was born in 1885; died in 1945; was buried in Mumford Rural Cemetery, Mumford, Monroe County, New York. - 8. John Monroe Crane
was born on 8 Nov 1887 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 5 Dec 1966 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Union Cemetery, Livonia, Livingston County, New York.
- 2. Mary Crane
Generation: 2
2. Mary Crane
(1.Delila1) was born on 11 Dec 1868; died on 11 Apr 1955; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Springwater, Livingston County, New York. 3. Scott Warren Crane
(1.Delila1) was born in 1873 in Springwater, Livingston County, New York; died in 1940 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York. Scott married Laura Stark in 1902. Laura was born in 1879 in Waverly, Tioga County, New York; died on 4 Jul 1962 in Canadice, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Union Cemetery, Livonia, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Marjorie Crane
was born in 1906; died in 1983; was buried in Union Cemetery, Livonia, Livingston County, New York. - 10. Scott Warren Crane, Jr.
was born in 1911 in Livonia, Livingston County, New York; died on 18 Jun 1979 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. - 11. Irving Donald Crane
was born on 13 Nov 1913 in Livonia, Livingston County, New York; died on 17 Nov 2001 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Union Cemetery, Livonia, Livingston County, New York.
- 9. Marjorie Crane
4. Verne A. Crane
(1.Delila1) was born in 1876 in Canadice, Ontario County, New York; died on 1 Apr 1945 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Temple Hill Cemetery, Geneseo, Livingston County, New York. Notes:
Livonia Gazette
Livonia, Livingston County, New York.
Thursday, April 5, 1945
Death of Verne A. Crane
Funeral services were held yesterday in the Rector funeral home in Geneseo for Verne A. Crane, a former Livonia resident, who died Sunday, Apr. 1, in Genesee, hospital, Rochester. Burial was in Temple Hill cemetery, Geneseo.
Mr. Crane was born in the town of Canadice, son of the late Belden B. and Delilah Steffy Crane, and had spent most of his life in this vicinity. For many years he was engaged in farming, moving from a farm in upper Lakeville about two years ago to Geneseo, where he had purchased the Silver Cup Coffee shoppe.
He is survived by his wife, Clara H. Crane; two daughters, Mrs. Marvin Bookman of Rochester and Miss Cella Crane of Geneseo; two sons, S/Sgt. Hilliard R. Crane on furlough from Germany and Pvt. Elliott, now with the armed forces in Germany; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Kuhn of Springwater, Mrs. Ray E. Coykendall of Rochester and Mrs. Edwin J. Sabin of Caledonia, and one brother, John M. Crane of Rochester.
- Mount Morris Enterprise
Mount Morris, Livingston County, New York.
Wednesday, April 11, 1945
Verne Crane, Geneseo bakery and restaurant proprietor died at Genesee Hospital, Rochester, on April 1.
- Mount Morris Enterprise
5. Sarah M. Crane
(1.Delila1) was born in Sep 1879; died in Mar 1952; was buried in Union Cemetery, Livonia, Livingston County, New York. 6. Belden Bert Crane, Jr.
(1.Delila1) was born in Jul 1883; died in Jan 1933 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Arnold Cemetery, Conesus, Livingston County, New York. 7. Nellie Crane
(1.Delila1) was born in 1885; died in 1945; was buried in Mumford Rural Cemetery, Mumford, Monroe County, New York. 8. John Monroe Crane
(1.Delila1) was born on 8 Nov 1887 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 5 Dec 1966 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Union Cemetery, Livonia, Livingston County, New York.
Generation: 3
9. Marjorie Crane
(3.Scott2, 1.Delila1) was born in 1906; died in 1983; was buried in Union Cemetery, Livonia, Livingston County, New York. 10. Scott Warren Crane, Jr.
(3.Scott2, 1.Delila1) was born in 1911 in Livonia, Livingston County, New York; died on 18 Jun 1979 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. Notes:
Former Livingston County District Attorney Scott W. Crane Sr. of 7 Circle Rd. died Monday (June 18, 1979) in Noyes Memorial Hospital following a long illness. He was 68.
Born in Livonia, he had resided in Dansville for the past 42 years. A graduate of the University of Buffalo Law School in 1937, he was a practicing attorney in Livingston County from 1937 to 1951. He served with the U.S. Navy as an intelligence officer in the South Pacific from 1942 to 1946.
In 1951, he was appointed by Governor Thomas E. Dewey as district attorney of Livingston County serving in that capacity until illness forced his retirement in 1970. Crane was a charter member of the Dansville Lions Club. He was also a former member of the Dansville Rotary Club.
He is survived by his wife, Isabelle Zornow Crane to whom he was married for the past 42 years; a son, Scott W. Crane Jr. of Dover, Ohio; a daughter, Carol Crane White of Buffalo; a grandson, Scott W. Crane III; a brother, Irving of Rochester and a sister, Mrs. Marjorie Roberts of Grouse Point, Mich.
A service will be conducted at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the Chamberlin Funeral Home with the Rev. William Leety officiating. Burial will be in Greenmount Cemetery. (Genesee County Express, June 21, 1979, p8)Scott married Isabel Zornow in 1937. Isabel was born in 1910; died on 7 Jan 2011 in Amherst, Erie County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Irving Donald Crane
(3.Scott2, 1.Delila1) was born on 13 Nov 1913 in Livonia, Livingston County, New York; died on 17 Nov 2001 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Union Cemetery, Livonia, Livingston County, New York. Notes:
World Champion Billiard Player. Won seven championships from the 1940s to the 1970s. He once ran 309 straight balls calling each shot in advance during an exhibition in 1939.
Irving married Althea Harriett Sleight on 23 Oct 1937 in Richmond, Ontario County, New York. Althea (daughter of Edson Frank Sleight and Marion Hoppough) was born on 26 Apr 1916 in Hemlock, Livingston County, New York; died on 9 May 2014 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Union Cemetery, Livonia, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Generation: 4
12. Living
(11.Irving3, 3.Scott2, 1.Delila1)Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Living
(11.Irving3, 3.Scott2, 1.Delila1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
