Obituary of Kathleen H. Crumb

Sherrill-Kathleen H. Crumb, age 98, formerly of Primo Ave. and more recently of the Oneida Healthcare Extended Care Facility passed peacefully away early Tuesday morning, March 22, 2022 at the nursing facility where she has resided for the past four years.

She was born on April 3, 1923 in Clark Mills, New York a daughter of the late Arnold and Emily (Jones) Hooson and was a graduate of the Clinton High School class of 1943. After graduation Kathleen worked for the Rome Air Depot and Plush Textile Company in Clark Mills.

On September 6, 1948 Kathleen and Bernard (Bernie) C. Crumb were united in marriage at the Church of Annunciation in Clark Mills and shared that loving union until Bernie's death on January 18, 1979.

Kathleen resided in the city Sherrill from 1952-2018 where she was employed at the Sweater Store in Sherrill in the 1980s and along with raising her four children frequently assisted her husband in their home based insurance company as a Kelly girl and was a notary of the public. In her spare time she volunteered at the Oneida Healthcare Extended Care Facility and was a past president of the Sherrill Garden Club. She also enjoyed crafting, reading, sewing and traveling. She was a communicant of St. Helena's Church of Sherrill where she was previously active with the Altar Rosary Society and Bible Studies.

Surviving are her four children and their spouses, Christine (Russell) Merritt of Vernon, Joan (Peter) Dougall of Largo, Fl. and Fishers Landing, NY, Richard (Amy) Crumb of Spencerport, and David (Eileen) Crumb of Amherst, her beloved grandchildren, Jason (Leslie) Barnes of Dallas, TX, Jeffrey (Jillian) Barnes of Poughkeepsie, Dr. Alison (Russ) Albright of Rochester, Julie (Ben)  Slate of Rochester, Kaylynn (Bradley) Adkins of Lancaster, Patrick Crumb of Chicago, Emily Crumb of Athens, GA, Caroline Crumb of Amherst, Jack Crumb of Amherst, six great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews.

Kathleen was predeceased by her husband Bernie Crumb in 1979, sister and brother-in-law, Madge and John Powers, sisters-in-laws and brothers-in-law, Viola and Robert Eaton, Raymond and Dorothy Crumb, Rita Crumb and Howard and Beatrice Crumb.

Family and friends are invited to call on Friday, March 25, 2022 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Malecki Funeral Home Inc., 464 Sherrill Rd., Sherrill, NY. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, March 26, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. in St. Helena's Cemetery, 1776 Middle Road, Oneida, NY, 13421. Online condolences may be sent to maleckifuneralhome.com