Gladys Ruth Crandall

      Gladys Ruth Crandall, 89, of Fairfield, died Friday, Oct. 26, 2007, at the Jefferson County Hospital Living Care Center in Fairfield.

      A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary Catholic Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. Francis Henricksen and the Rev. Stephen Page officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield.

      A Rosary will be recited by the Altar and Rosary Society of St. Mary Catholic Church at 4 p.m. today at the church. Prayers for a Christian Wake will be at 7 p.m. today at the church, followed by family visitation until 8:30 p.m.

      Memorials may be made to St. Jude's Children's Hospital. Cards and memorials may be sent to 504 S. Highland St., Fairfield 52556.

      Arrangements are in the care of Behner Funeral Home and Crematory in Fairfield.

      Online condolences may be sent via www.behnerfh.com.

      Mrs. Crandall was born Dec. 25, 1917, in Stockport, the daughter of Arthur and Elizabeth Bucher Nelson. She married Courtney Allen Crandall Aug. 30, 1940. He died Oct. 9, 1999.

To see the complete obituary, read the Oct. 29, 2007, Fairfield Ledger.