Frederick Crouch

Loving Husband, Father, And Opa

Frederick “Dave” Crouch, 98, died January 29, surrounded by his loving family, at his home in Southbury. Mr Crouch was born in Redding, February 18, 1912, to Gertrude (Hanks) and Frederick Crouch.

As a young boy his family moved to Newtown, where he lived most of his life. He had many fond memories of his life in Newtown. In the late 1920s, Mr Crouch, along with his buddies, helped to build Edmond Town Hall by delivering bricks to the bricklayers. Mary Hawley, Newtown’s benefactress, spoke one day to the boys and said, “You will have a new gym to play basketball in.” He was a member of the team that played the first basketball game in Edmond Town Hall.

Mr Crouch was a longtime self-employed masonry contractor. During his younger years in Newtown he served as a constable and volunteer firefighter. He also worked for many years for Robert Fulton Company in Danbury. He was a founding member and deacon of the former Bible Baptist Church in Newtown, and was currently a member of the Central Baptist Church in Southington. He had a passion for witnessing Jesus Christ, fishing, and hunting.

Mr Crouch fought in World War II with General Patton’s Third Army 258th Combat Engineers. Shortly after the war ended in 1945, he was stationed in Bavaria, Germany, where he met his wife, Anna (Staudhammer) Crouch, who survives him.

In addition to his beloved wife, he is survived by his five children and their spouses, Dinah and Jim Walsh, Frederick and Mary Crouch, Arthur and Norma Crouch, Susan and Dan O’Connor, and Pamela and Tim Palmer. Ten grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and many dear nieces and nephews also survive Mr Crouch.

Funeral services will take place Friday, February 4, at 11 am, in the Honan Funeral Home, 58 Main Street, Newtown. Interment will be at Newtown Village Cemetery in the spring. Calling hours were scheduled for Thursday, February 3, from 5 to 8 pm.

Memorial contributions may be made to Regional Hospice of Western Connecticut, 405 Main Street, Danbury CT 06810 or at www. RegionalHospiceCt.org.

“But he that doesth the will of God abideth forever.” (I John 2:15-17)

The Newtown Bee        February 4, 2011