On August 31, 2011 our loving father, Don Crabbe, passed away surrounded by all of his children. Don was born on April 21, 1939 in Toppenish, WA. Don married Sharon Hodge on February 28, 1958.
Don and Sharon had four children; Cyndi (Terry) Suhr, Bryan (Stacey) Crabbe, Patti (Dave) Burnham, Cheryl Lewing; eight grandchildren, Becky, Amanda and Eric Suhr, Melissa and Megan Lewing, Heather Watkins, Haley and Aliyah Crabbe; one great grandchild, Brooke Lynn Stump.
Our father loved the outdoors and spent many years sharing and teaching us how to target shoot, fish, hunt, camp and play sports. Dad had an extensive knowledge about many different subjects. Any question we had, how to fix a dryer, wire a light switch, computer program problems, fix a car, he had the answer. He amazed his grandchildren because he knew how to text and had a Facebook page. They thought he was a pretty cool grandpa.
In their later years, Don and Sharon loved traveling and exploring locations in the West. As soon as one trip was done, the next one was being planned. We love you and will miss you.
Cremation has taken place with no service planned at this time. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in honor of his grandchildren can be made directly to the Juvenile Diabetes Association through the American Diabetes Association, 1701 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA 22311 or the Children Diabetes Foundation at Denver, 777 Grant St., Ste 302, Denver, CO 80203. To offer a condolence or share a memory of Don, please visit: the guest book on this page.
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Matthew Cohn says
Don was a creative, caring individual who had a strong love for his family and his community. I was my privilege to work with Don. His humor, insight and council will be missed.
Gordon Rognrud says
Don was my first Boy Scout Scoutmaster at Jefferson School, Troop 103 in 1966,… he presented my Eagle Scout award in 1972. Wonderful and great man.
Respectfully, Gordon Rognrud
Michelle Woods says
“Lean on your friends for strength, and always remember how much you are cared about”.
Cheryl, Patty, Bryan, and Cindy: So sorry for your loss. Your family is in our thoughts and prayers.
Stacey (Brown) Lasselle says
Bryan, I am so sorry to hear about your father. He was a good man. You and your family are in our thoughts. Stacey
Susan Hodge says
It was with great sorrow that I heard about Don. Although we have not been close in these last years I want you to know that our family cares and offers the greatest sympathy to all of you.
With love,
Susan, Lee, Sheila, Stephen and Sheena, Brad and Julie, Randy and Nina Hodge.
Aunt Jean says
We are all sad but Don left us with many fond memories. He was a kind, patient, caring, gentle and good looking man. Don was so proud of his wild west stories. He did a good job of telling them, leaving us to figure them out! I will miss him….
My Love to All of You….
Aunt Jean
Dick & Cathy Dodd says
We extend our sincere Sympathy.
Don & Sharon stood up with us when we were married at the First Congregational Church in Belle Fourche SD.
Sharon was my best friend in high school in Belle Fourche. (Cathy Painter)
We are so sorry that we never met their family.
Jenny Van Heel says
I met Don coming through the East Entrance of St Petes when he attended his cardiac rehab. I started to meet him right out of his van to walk with him to make sure he was ok. Don would always stop at my desk and we would talk about our families. He was quite a man and he will be greatly missed. My heart goes out to his family and friends!!! God Bless You!
Kevin Asay says
Just wanted to say again how sorry I am for your loss. Anita and I had the priviledge of serving Don through a couple of Real Estate transactions last year. He was a class guy and clearly had above average intelligence. It was truley a priviledge to work him.
Dick Hausken says
I knew Don from Scout Troop 103, when he spent several years as scoutmaster in the 1960’s. He gave the Scouts a lot of his personal time, even though he had a young family at the time.
I’m sure he and Sharon are remembered fondly by all the scouts that were in the troop – I would come back later and visit him in his office.
Through his efforts, Troop 103 was one of the most successful troops in town and his efforts helped many a boy become a successful man.
My condolences, Dick Hausken