Obituary

CRAWFORD.
Ruth (Blessing) Crawford, 83, of East Hartford, wife of the late Charles P. Crawford, passed away Saturday (Sept. 4) at a local convalescent home. Born in Hartford, she had resided in the Hartford area for most of her life. She was a communicant of St. Christopher Church, East Hartford, and a member of its Ladles Guild. Besides her husband, she was predeceased by a son, Charles C Crawford. Mrs. Crawford is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Paul Furdon of Foster, R.I.; two sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Barbara Crawford of Marshfield, Mass., David and Anne Crawford of Franklin, Mass.; a daughter-in-law, Ethel Crawford of Wynnewood, Okla.; a brother, Robert F. Blessing of East Hertford; three sisters, Esther Cody of West Hartford, Hazel Anderson of East Hartford, Frances M. Blessing of East Hartford; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be Wednesday, 10:45 a.m., from the Newkirk & Whitney Funeral Home, 318 Burn-side Ave., East Hartford, with a Mass of Christian burial, 11:30 a.m., in St. Christopher Church, East Hartford. Burial will be In St. Mary's Cemetery, East Hartford. Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday, 6-8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Christopher School, 570 Brewer St, East Hartford 06118.