Marianne Hofman Crandell

CRANDELL, Marianne Hofman, 61,of Mechanicsville, Va., formerly of Elmira. N.Y., passed away unexpectedly on Sunday February 11, 2018. She was preceded in death by her father, Hans Hofman and survived by her mother, Jannie  Hofman; husband, Roger Crandell; daughter, Andrea Crandell; son, Shaun Crandell (Caryn); brothers, Rennie Hofman (Pat), Raymond Hofman (Cheryl} and Corrie Hofman ( Donna); and grandchildren, Landon, Ashlin, Memphis, Becket and Kingston Crandell. The family will be celebrating Marianne’s life on Saturday, February 17th from 2-4, at Caywood's Funeral Home, Elmira, N.Y., and Saturday, February 24th from 2-4 at Woody Funeral Home-Atlee Chapel, Mechanicsville, Va. Marianne was born in Holland, and raised in Elmira. She was a graduate of Southside High School and had fond memories of spending time on the de Bruin family farm on the outskirts of Canton, Penn. As part of a large migrating family of 20 aunts and uncles from Holland, Marianne enjoyed spending time with all her cousins at the many family get-togethers as she grew up. Special thanks go to Aunts Maayke and Bertie; cousins, Wilma and Maria; and nieces, Tara and Amber. Marianne is survived by many nieces and nephews and their children; she had love in her heart for all of them. Marianne held many positions over the last 40 years; dental assistant, Elmira, N.Y.; bartender at The Den, Canton, Penn.; Office clerk at The Crandell Agency, Troy Penn., Worker Comp Rater for Aviation of America of Dallas,Texas; Workers Comp Rater for Hartford insurance, Dallas, Texas; Office Manager for Green thumb Enterprises of Delaware; Certified Nurses Assistant, Newark, Delaware; farm labor at Sandy Plants, Mechanicsville; quality control inspector at AMF Bowling , Mechanicsville; and Sr. Collection specialist at VCA, Drive Time and AFC all of Richmond. Thank you to all her coworkers that reached out and confirmed Marianne was a true professional and a blessing with whom to spend time. The past two years Marianne has been a at home caring and raising her grandson, Kingston. Marianne, like her father Hans, loved animals, especially her dogs; Snowball, Keisha, Rusty and Harley. She was an avid gardener with a love of day lilies, hostas, lilacs and butterfly bushes, and enjoyed getting her hands dirty. A favorite place of hers was Rehoboth Beach and its boardwalk. Her favorite charity was St Jude. We will miss her heart of gold, tell it like it is attitude and out spoken manner.