Crafts, Sandra Ceil

Crafts, Sandra Ceil

Female 1958 - 2017  (59 years)

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  • Name Crafts, Sandra Ceil  [1, 2, 3
    Nickname Sandi 
    Born 9 Apr 1958  Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Residence 6 Sep 2008  Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Died 25 Oct 2017  Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I74859  Sackett | Descendants of Thomas Sacket the Elder, Descendants of Simon Sackett the Colonist
    Last Modified 14 Sep 2022 

    Father Crafts, Robert William,   b. 5 Jan 1935, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 2008, Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Living 
    Children 2 children 
    +1. Crafts, Sandra Ceil,   b. 9 Apr 1958, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 2017, Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
    +2. Living
     
    Family ID F30155  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Crafts, Robert William,   b. 5 Jan 1935, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 2008, Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Living 
    Children 2 children 
    +1. Living
    +2. Crafts, Sandra Ceil,   b. 9 Apr 1958, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 2017, Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     
    Family ID F30165  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Living 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Last Modified 14 Sep 2022 
    Family ID F30166  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Living 
    Last Modified 14 Sep 2022 
    Family ID F30159  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Apr 1958 - Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 6 Sep 2008 - Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Oct 2017 - Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Sandra Crafts (1958-2017)
    Sandra Crafts (1958-2017)
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1619] Newspapers.com (Reliability: 3), 14 Sep 2022.
      The Recorder (Greenfield, Massachusetts), 9 Sep 2008, Page 10

      Robert W Crafts

      CHESTERFIELD -- Robert William Crafts, 73, of Chesterfield, formerly of Northampton, died at home on Sept/ 6, 2008, following a heroic battle with cancer.

      He was the son of the late Nelson L. and Ada E. (Cranson) Crafts of Northampton and Avon Park, Fla.

      He leaves a brother, Bruce (Connie) of South Carolina and was predeceased by his brother, Nelson.

      Bob is survived by his wife, Sylvia Jean (Shea) Crafts, and her brother David, a loving friend through the years.

      He also leaves three daughters and their families: Sando (Irl) Brown of Easthampton and her children, Shannon, George and Sean Hoye; Lori (Tim) Speer of Easthampton and her children, Alex Malanowski and Kaela Malanowski; Karin (Gary) Conte of Greenfield and their children, Branden (Sarah) Conte, Joshua (Lauren) Purinton and Gianna Rose Conte.

      Bob leaves his nieces, Dawn Marie Hyatt of South Carolina, Jodi Flaherty and Crystal Rivera, both of Iowa. Crystal's daughter. Lola, was a joy to Bob and he had one last special visit before she moved to Iowa.

      Bob attended local schools before serving in the Army. He retired from Avery Dennison (formerly National Blank Book) in 1994 and was self-employed until 2007/ He had many special sawdust and bark mulch customers, who all loved to see him come driving up with his rottweller navigator, Dallas. Dallas died in January, joining a large crowd of pets who snared part of their lives with Bob and are waiting for him, hoping he brings cookies.

      Bob had a special relationship with Sylvia's parents, and after losing Bud in 1997, he spent many months helping Dot find a place to live and being her chauffeur. 2003 was a difficult year when Dot died, and two months later his daughters lost their beloved maternal grandmother, a woman whose strength Bob admired. He enjoyed about Rose's trips and what she was up to, and I suspect they shared a secret cigarette break together now and then when they ran into each other at different events.

      In 2002, Bob moved to Chesterfield to be near the woods again. He enjoyed the peace and solitude and watching the local wildlife. He became increasingly reclusive and his favorite words when asked to go somewhere or do something, were: "You go ahead, I?ll cheer you on.? This time he went ahead, and we are left trying to cheer him on.

      Bob?s funeral will be Wednesday morning at 10 at the Ahearn Funeral Home, 783 Bridge Road, Northampton. Burial with military honors will Mow in Spring Grove Cemetery in Florence.

      Calling hours at the funeral home are today from 4 to 8 p.m.

      Memorial donations may be made to the Highland Valley Ambulance Service, 56 Main St., Goshen, MA 01032 or to the VNA/Hospice of Cooley Dickinson Hospital, P.O. Bax 229, Northampton, MA 01161-0820.

      Transcribed by Ted Smith

    2. [S1494] Vermont, U.S., Marriage Records, 1909-2008, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 14 Sep 2022.
      Name: Sandra Crafts Hoye
      Gender: Female
      Age: 39
      Residence: 10 Duda Dr., Easthampton, Massachusetts
      Birth Date: 9 Apr 1958
      Birth Place: Massachusetts
      Record Type: Certificate of Marriage (Marriage)
      Birth Date: 9 Apr 1958
      Birth Place: Massachusetts
      Marriage Date: 9 Sep 1997
      Marriage Place: Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, USA
      Father: Robert William Crafts
      Mother: Carol Ann Larson
      Spouse: Irl K Brwon

      Name: Irl K Brwon Jr
      Gender: Male
      Residence: 10 Duda Dr, Easthampton, Massachusetts
      Birth Date: 14 Sep 1948
      Birth Place: Massachusetts
      Record Type: Certificate of Marriage (Marriage)
      Marriage Date: 9 Sep 1997
      Marriage Place: Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, USA
      Father: Irl K Brown, b. Tennessee
      Mother: Winifred Stringfellow, b. Massachusetts
      Spouse: Sandra Crafts Hoye

      Researched by Ted Smith

    3. [S1883] Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Index, 1860-1970, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 14 Sep 2022.
      Name: Sandra Ceil Crafts
      Birth Date: 1958
      Birth Place: Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
      Volume Number: 154
      Page number: 36
      Index Volume Number: 175
      Reference Number: F63.M362 v.175

      Researched by Ted Smith

    4. [S1619] Newspapers.com (Reliability: 3), 14 Sep 2022.
      Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, Massachusetts), 27 Oct 2017, Page b2

      Sandra Brown

      EASTHAMPTON -- Sandra H. Brown, née Crafts, 59, of Easthampton, passed away at her home Oct. 25, 2017, surrounded by her loving family shortly after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

      She was born April 9, 1958, in Northampton. Sandi was a 1975 graduate of Northampton High School.

      She leaves her beloved husband of 20 years Irl Brown Jr.; her parents John and Carol Monaghan of Goshen, and the late Robert Crafts of Chesterfield; her two children, Shannon Hoye of West Springfield and Sean Hoye with his fiancée, Mancha Sherman of Southwick; her stepdaughters Tina Brown of North Carolina, and Stacy Benevides, with her husband, Joel, and their children of North Carolina; her two sisters, Lori Speer with her husband Tim of Easthampton and Karin Conte with her husband Gary, of Greenfield; and her nieces and nephews.

      Sandi loved her dogs, Harley and Cruiser. Sandi and Irl enjoyed area cruise nights and car shows. She had quite the green thumb and spent considerable time, until her illness, planting lush gardens at her home.

      Calling hours will be Sunday, Oct. 29, from 1 to 4 p.m., at Ahearn?s Funeral Home at 783 Bridge Road in Northampton. Per Sandi?s wishes, burial services will be private for family.

      In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts can be made in Sandi?s name to Cooley Dickinson VNA Hospice, 168 Industrial Dr., Northampton, MA 01060.

      Transcribed by Ted Smith


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