Mary Watkins Crane Obituary
The world bids farewell to Mary Watkins Crane of Traverse City, Michigan, departing on December 28, 2025 at the age of 85. Mary leaves behind memories cherished by the community. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Jesse Mather Watkins, Jr. and Evelyn Rose Metcalf Watkins; her daughter Sarah Elizabeth Crane; her grandchildren, Claire, Charles Crane, Samuel and Benjamin Goldman; her sisters, Katharine Watkins Wylde of Hendersonville, NC and Judith Church Watkins of Decatur, GA; and her brothers-in-law, John Crane and William Crane.
She is survived by: her children, Mary Abigail Crane, Frank S. Crane IV and Caroline Stirn Crane of Staten Island, NY; her sisters-in-law, Jennifer Crane of Fort Collins, CO, Edith Massier and Betsey Jurney of Cedaredge, CO; and her nephews, Alan Wylde (Sally) of Northampton, MA, James Wylde (Karen Gladbach) of Arlington, VA and Eric Wylde (Lisa) of Morganton, NC.
If you wish to make a donation in Mary's memory, please select a charity of your choice or consider Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear .
