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Patricia “Patsy” McCrane
July 23, 2009 Independent Opinion
Mrs. McCrane of Middletown, died July 2, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She resided in Little Silver and Sea Bright prior to relocating to Middletown. She also resided briefly in London. She was an interior decorator for 20 years in New York and London. She was a member of the National Association of Realtors, New Jersey Association of Realtors, and the Monmouth County Board of Realtors. She was predeceased by her former husbands, Paul M. Hughes and Kevin McCrane; a son, Paul M. Hughes Jr., her parents, Lawrence Sterling and Ethel (Bolmeyer) Thees; and a brother, Lawrence Sterling Thees Jr. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Mary-Beth Hughes and Duke Beeson of Red Hook, N.Y.; a step-daughter, Colleen Shoemaker and her husband Jay of Swathmore, Pa.; and two grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church, Rumson. Arrangements were by John E. Day Funeral Home, Red Bank.

PATSY MC CRANE
MIDDLETOWN
Patricia McCrane, of Middletown, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2009 at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank. Patsy was born in Ridgewood, NJ. She formerly resided in both Little Silver and Sea Bright and was raised in Sea Girt, NJ. She had also lived for a time in London. She attended Rosemont College as an art major student and had a 20 year career as a decorator locally as well as in New York and London. She designed a room for one of the "Junior League Show Houses" and two of her personal residences were chosen for the MCOSS Christmas Tour. She was also chairperson for several years for The American Cancer Ball and a member of The American Cancer Society. Patsy was a member of the National Association of Realtors, New Jersey Association of Realtors and the Monmouth County Board of Realtors. 
Patsy is predeceased by her former husbands Paul M. Hughes and Kevin McCrane; a son, Paul M. Hughes, Jr., her parents, Lawrence Sterling and Ethel (Bolmeyer) Thees and a brother, Lawrence Sterling Thees, Jr. Surviving is her daughter and son-in-law, Mary-Beth Hughes and Duke Beeson of Red Hook, NY and her step-daughter, Colleen Shoemaker and her husband Jay of Swathmore, PA and two grandchildren, Drew and Charles Shoemaker.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 from 6-9 pm at John E. Day Funeral Home, 85 Riverside Avenue, Red Bank, NJ. A mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, July 8, 2009, 10:00 am at Holy Cross RC Church, Rumson. Interment is private. Letters of condolence can be e-mailed to the funeral home's website www.sidun.com.

Published in Asbury Park Press on July 5, 2009 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/app/obituary.aspx?n=patsy-mccrane&pid=129318830#sthash.LrdWky0k.dpuf

Birth	21 Nov 1932	New Jersey
Census (family)-shared	11 Apr 1940	(Lawrence Sterling Thees Sr. and Ethel Bolmeyer) Crescent Parkway, Sea Girt, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Marriage	May 1954	Asbury Park, Monmouth County, New Jersey - Paul M. Hughes Sr.
Death	2 Jul 2009	Red Bank, Monmouth County, New Jersey

Spouse	Paul M. Hughes Sr. ( - )
Child	Paul M. Hughes Jr. ( - )
Child	Mary-Beth Hughes (1955 - )

Spouse

Kevin McCrane ( - )

Father	Lawrence Sterling Thees Sr. (1900 - 1970)
Mother	Ethel Bolmeyer (1906 - 1984)
Sibling	Lawrence Sterling Thees Jr. (1936 - 2001)

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