Obituary of John B. Crannage

John B. Crannage 69, of Cortland passed away December 11, 2012 in Cortland Regional Medical Center. John was born July 10, 1943 in Syracuse, the son of the late John and Helen Miller Crannage. John served his country with the 174th Fighter Squad in Syracuse. He had been employed as Manager for Chappells Department store, and Bon Ton Department store retiring in 2000. After retirement John became a licensed real estate agent for Cinquanti Real Estate.. John was a member of the American Legion, the Cortland Rotary Club, and the Cortland County Chamber of Commerce. John is survived by his wife of 45 years Carol Crannage of Cortland, his son John (Michelle) Crannage of Cortland, daughters Susan (Gary) Sheely) of McLean, Kelly ( Bradley) Phoenix of Groton , and the Pride of Pops eyes, his grandson John. John is also survived by his sister Carol Abar of VT. Funeral Services will be held 10:30 am Saturday at the Wright-Beard Funeral Home 9 Lincoln Ave. Cortland, with Fr. Lucian Urbaniak officiating interment will follow in St. Marys Cemetery Cortland. Friends are invited to call Friday evening from 4 €“ 7 pm at the funeral home. Any one wishing to make a memorial contribution in Johns name is asked to consider the American Heart Association PO BX 3049 Syracuse, New York 13220-3049 To offer on line condolences visit www.wright-beard.com Kelly, Sue & Family, I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you... Gloria Straniero Kelly, Sue & family- We are so very sorry for your loss. We pray you find peace in the wonderful memories you have of your father. We love you all so much! ~Eric, Darcie & Kale~ I was so sorry to see John passes away, I worked with him at chappells. He was such a nice man. My prayers are with you at this sad time. Shirley Nichols Our sincerest sympathy in the loss of your dad, father, and grandfather. Carl and Olga ( We're the people who sat across from you at breakfast last Sunday.) Carl and Olga Savino I am so sorry for your loss. He was a great man. I will miss him dearly. We had a lot of laughs and I will always remember him. Please stop by Carol and visit us in Rehab. We would love to still see you. Gabby Our sincere condolences to the entire Crannage family. You are in our thoughts and prayers during your time of grief Robert & Denise Kilmer Carol, John,Susan, and Kelly I was saddened by the news of John's passing- while it has been years since we have seen each other I have such fond memories of the neighborhood. When Bill and I first moved to Cortland your family was the first to welcome us - and friendship only grew through the years. There were many happy celebrations together along with the unexpected pranks that were played on each other. The best had to be when John put my car in the garage sideways. It still brings a smile to my face when I think of the night John was trying to get in our bedroom window and the ladder feel backwards and all we heard was the scream! Thanks for the good times John - all my love to you all, Lynn Carol, I was saddened to hear of the passing of John. My thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time. May you find strength in the love of your family and friends. God bless you. Your "cafeteria" friend, Chuck Petit To John's Family, I'm so very sorry to learn of John's passing. I haven't see or spoken with him since the Summer of '62 when we graduated from high school. But he was a friend during those high school years and was always so very polite and kind to me. I found him on FB a couple of years ago, thanked him for his kindness and we exchanged updates. He was SO proud of his wonderful family! May all of your happy memories fill your hearts with love and peace. Barbara Cole Miller I was saddened to hear about John'n death. I worked at Chappell's with him and have lots of fond memories of him. He was alway had a big smile on his face and kind word.He was a true gentleman. Chris Hanlon