Randolph Curtis Crowe, 66, of Blairsville, PA passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital, Latrobe, PA.
The son of Frank W. and Jean L. (Stubrick) Crowe, he was born on December 12, 1956 in Indiana, PA.Randy graduated from Indiana High School, Class of 1974. He worked for 20 years at Season All Industries in Indiana until he transitioned to the US Postal Service as a mail carrier for 21 years until his retirement in 2019.
He was a longtime active member of the Hebron Lutheran Church in Blairsville where he devoted many years to being a Sunday School teacher.
Randy belonged to the National Association of Letter Carriers, National Association of Retired Federal Employees and served 18 years on the Board of Directors for Lutheran Campus Ministries at I.U.P.
He loved gardening and hunting but above all was devoted to his family.
Surviving is his wife of 46 years, Janice L. (Frye) Crowe, whom he married on June 5, 1976; two daughters, Kathryn L. Crowe of Bradenville, and Kristen J. Crowe of Blairsville; one brother, Robert Crowe (Rhonda) of Penn Run; three sisters, Patricia Paulovich (Steve) of Saxonburg, Jacqueline Ruckel (Tony) of Bolivar, Missouri, and Christine Mechling (Michael) of Ford City and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Richard Crowe, and Victor Crowe.
The family will receive friends on Sunday March 12, 2023 from 4 to 7 P.M. at the Shoemaker Funeral Home, Inc., 49 N. Walnut St., Blairsville, PA. A funeral service will be held on Monday at 11 AM in the Hebron Lutheran Church, 125 N. Liberty St., Blairsville with Rev. David Clement, officiating.Interment will be in the Blairsville Cemetery, Blairsville, PA.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Diabetes Association at https://diabetes.org/ or the GBS/CIDP Foundation International at https://www.gbs-cidp.org/donate/.
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