Lloyd E. Crowell

Lloyd was born September 21, 1922, in Didsbury, Alberta (Canada) to Lyn and Ethel Crowell. The family left Canada in March of 1926 to come to Washington State. Lloyd’s early years were spent in Walla Walla and Chewela; the family eventually settled in the Brownstown area, where he received his education.

In 1942, Lloyd married Maxine Olsen…and received his draft notice soon after. While Lloyd was in the service, his first daughter, Bonnie Jean, was born. Lloyd served as a Tech Sergeant in the Medical Corp attached to the Aviation Engineers and spent time in Africa, India, and Burma. While serving in Burma, Lloyd received his citizenship papers.

After the war, Maxine and Lloyd enjoyed life in the Brownstown area. At some point they moved to Seattle, where Lloyd became an electrician. After losing two babies, they had two more girls, Norma and Phyllis. In 1958, the family moved to Yakima, where Lloyd worked for several contractors. In 1976, he went to work at Hanford, which he eventually retired. Lloyd joined the IBEW in 1949 and served for six years as Chairman of the Yakima Unit.

With the girls all grown up, Lloyd and Maxine joined the Yakima Cricket Travel Club. They enjoyed many special weekends with the Crickets, as well as trips to Canada and California. They made many special friends through the club

Lloyd was a member of Masonic Lodge #306. The year Lloyd would serve as Master of the Lodge (1980) was the year that he lost Maxine (January). In February of 1981, Lloyd married Edith Johnson and gained another daughter, Connie. Lloyd and Edith traveled south for the winter for several years. Then the two started showing POA ponies and traveled the country to horse shows. After 18 years together, Lloyd lost Edith in 1999.

Without Edith, Lloyd gave up showing horses. He then spent time doing wood carving and going to his grandchildren’s games. Unfortunately, he lost his hearing, which made it difficult for him to visit with people—this was a tremendous loss to him; Lloyd like nothing better than telling a story from the good old days on the reservation.

Lloyd is survived by his daughters, Norma Jean (Jim) Cyr, Phyllis Nadine Crowell, and step-daughter Connie (Lynn) Buchanan; son-in-law Alvin Oswalt; brothers, Kenneth (Alberta) Crowell and Bud Crowell; the grandchildren Doug(Laurie) Oswalt, Nicholas (Amy) Cyr, Tyler Cyr, Tommy Wilson, Megan Wilson and Scott Smithhisler; and 7 great-grandchildren. Lloyd is preceded in death by wives Maxine and Edith, daughter Bonnie Jean, and a baby girl and boy; parents Lyn and Ethel Crowell; brothers Dan and Merle Crowell; and sister Mabel (Crowell) Olsen.

The family would like to extend their thanks to the staff of at Apple Creek Adult Family Living, whom Dad always referred to as his girls, Memorial Hospice, and the folks at Old Town Station…for always remembering him.

Visitation will be from 4-8 pm, Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at Keith & Keith Ninth Avenue Chapel. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 pm, Wednesday, August 24, 2011 also at Keith & Keith Ninth Avenue Chapel. Burial will follow at West Hills Memorial Park. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Keith & Keith Funeral Home.