Mrs. Richard Y. Crum died February 27, 2015 at her home in Fallbrook, CA.
Dorothy Blossom (Appleby) Crum was born Feb. 26, 1922, in Larchmont, Westchester County, NY. Her parents were the late Forrest L. Appleby and his wife, Constance.
She attended elementary school in New Rochelle and graduated A.B. Davis High School (Mt. Vernon, NY) in 1940. She and Richard married in 1947 and lived in Staten Island, commuting to NYC by ferry and train to their places of employment: Richard to RCA; Blossom to Mexican Petroleum (American Oil). From there they moved to W. Collingswood, NJ, where their three children, Judith Ellen (m. Donald W. Anderson), Stephen Grant (m. Peggy), and David Allan (m. Jane), were born. In 1954 they moved to Westfield, NJ where they lived for 33 years. They retired to So. Boston, VA, and lived there for 22 years. In April, 2011, they moved to CA to be near children and grandchildren. Richard died four months later, on August 7, 2011.
Blossom's funeral will be held at 11:00 on March 3 in the chapel of Berry Bell Funeral Home (760-728-1689) and will be officiated by her son, Reverend David A. Crum, and Rev. Jesse Pirschel. Mrs. Crum will be interred on March 4 alongside Richard, a veteran of WWII, at Riverside National Cemetery in CA.
Leaving behind their three children and their spouses, seven grandchildren (Jessica Shellhamer, Mark Anderson, Erik Anderson (Ana), Timothy Crum, Michael Crum (Lauren), Adrian Crum (Rachel), and Jana Crum, and two great-grandchildren, Joshua Shellhamer and Adelyn Crum, Blossom is now united with Richard and with their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for all eternity.