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ROSA A. CRAWFORD, 72

April 3, 2002 The Waynedale News Staff 0 min read

Rosa A. Crawford, 72, died Saturday, March 16, 2002 at Lutheran Hospital. She was a homemaker, a member of Bethany Lutheran Church, and American Legion Post #160 Auxiliary. She is preceded in death by parents Chester Raymond Eastes and Hazel Bell Shaffer.

She is survived by husband Charles W. Crawford, Fort Wayne; sons David L. Crawford, Fort Wayne; Charles D. Crawford, Fort Wayne; Jeffrey A. Crawford, Fort Wayne; daughter Rosa “Kathy” Smith, Yoder, Indiana; brothers Chester Raymond Eastes Jr., Chattanooga, Tennessee; David L. Eastes, Fort Wayne; 10 Grandchildren; and 1 Great Grandchild.

Services were held at Bethany Lutheran Church with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Memorials to Bethany Lutheran Church Stained Glass Window Fund.

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