Lillian N. Crosby

Lillian N. Crosby, 102, of Guy &; Mary Felt Manor, Emporium, PA formerly of Emporium and Buchanan, TN died at Guy & Mary Felt Manor, Emporium on Friday (March 8, 2013) morning.

She was born December 21, 1910 in Driftwood, PA a daughter of the late Oscar and Jennie Anderson Nordberg.

On May 22, 1937 in Driftwood she married the late Ivan Crosby.

 

Mrs. Crosby was the last living member of her immediate family. She graduated from Emporium High School in the class of 1929. She worked as a secretary at Sylvania and later at Emporium Hardware. In May 1961 she and Ivan moved to Paris, Tennessee, where she worked at the Hotel in Paris Landing, TN. She returned to Emporium, PA in 1997. Lillian enjoyed making quilts, hook rugs and gardening. She loved all her family and was loved by all who knew her. She will be missed

 

Surviving

Son: Lynn Crosby, Emporium

Daughter: Diane Kuchenbecker, Ohio

Daughter: Delores Burlingame, Truman

Daughter-in-law: Linda Crosby, Emporium

19 Grandchildren

47 Great Grandchildren

34 Great Great Grandchildren

Several nieces and nephews

Preceded in Death By

Parents: Oscar and Jennie Anderson Nordberg

Husband: Ivan Crosby who died March 27, 1990

4 Sons: Harlow, Paul Alan and Gary L. Crosby who died July 16, 2012

4 Brothers: Albert, Elmer, Carl & Herman Nordberg

2 Sisters: Clara and Nellie

There will be No Visitation. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Service at the Barnett Funeral Home 207 E. Fourth Street, Emporium on Monday (April 1, 2013) at 2:00 PM with Rev. Joseph Short, Pastor, First United Methodist Church, officiating.

Burial will be in the New Liberty Cemetery, Paris, Tennessee

Memorial Contributions may be made to the Guy & Mary Felt Manor, 110 East 4th Street, Emporium, PA 15834 or to the Grove House, 436 Old West Creek Rd., Emporium, PA 15834

BARNETT FUNERAL HOME, Inc. entrusted with arrangements