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Name: Thomas Eugene Crance (Nickname = Tom)
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Birthdate: September 8, 1930   
Date of Death: May 16, 2018  
       

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Thomas E. Crance, age 87, of Drummond [Wisconsin], passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at his home. He was born September 8, 1930 in Fort Wayne, IN, the son of Harold and Helen (Beard) Crance.

Tom graduated from Columbia City High School in 1948. He worked and later retired from International Harvester in Fort Wayne, IN. He moved to Drummond in 1981 where he has resided for over 30 years.

Tom was an outdoorsman and avid fisherman. He enjoyed playing cards, putting jigsaw puzzles together, bowling and visiting his friends at the local establishments.

He is survived by his 6 children, Cynthia (Mike Sandy) Ringler, Clifford (Jeanette) Crance, Constance (Archie) Zehr, Christopher (Jackie) Crance, Harry Crance and Douglas Crance; 17 grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildren; brothers, James (Beverly) Crance, Richard (Margaret) Crance and Steven (Donna) Crance; brother-in-law, Larry Gillie; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Jenny Gillie.

No formal services will be held at this time. Frost Home for Funerals is assisting the family with arrangements. Obituary published on Frost Home for Funerals website.

The following published in Fort Wayne Newspapers on May 20, 2018 and Ashland Daily Press (Wisconsin) May 18, 2018.

Thomas E. Crance, 87, of Drummond [Wisconsin], passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at his home. He was born Sept. 8, 1930, in Fort Wayne, Ind., the son of Harold and Helen (Beard) Crance.

Frost Home for Funerals is assisting the family with arrangements, to view the obituary online or sign the guestbook, please visit us at bratleyfamilyfuneralhomes.com.



 
Last Updated: 06-19-2018 Alumni ID: 12348
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