Violet May CRUM

1924 - 2012  (88 years)

• Name	Violet May CRUM  [2]
  	Violet May Lust October 12, 1924 - December 14, 2012 Pine Island, New York Visitation Monday, December 17 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM T.S. Purta Funeral Home 690 County Route# 1 Pine Island, NY 10969 Funeral Services Tuesday, December 18 10:00 AM 2437149 St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church 70 Little York Road Warwick, NY 10990 Interment Tuesday, December 18 St. Peter's Cemetery Little York Road Warwick, NY 10990 Violet May Lust, a longtime resident of the area, passed away on December 14, 2012 at home. She was 88. The daughter of the late William Crum & Rose Talmadge, she was born on October 12, 1924 in Sussex County, NJ. Violet retired from Valley View Infirmary, Goshen, NY. Before that she worked in the family's apple and peach orchard. Violet was a loving mother and grandmother, and a kind person to all that knew her. She was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Pine Island, NY. She is survived by her two children; Dr. Kenneth F. Gray and wife Dawn of Birmingham, AL, Dixie Putkowski and husband Leonard of Pine Island, NY, four grandchildren: Mark Putkowski and wife Lisa of Pine Island, NY, Joanne Fairweather and husband Richard of Sussex, NJ, Kenneth Gray Jr. and wife Elsy of Birmingham, AL, and Bret Gray of Birmingham, AL. Five great-grandchildren: Sarah and Samantha Fairweather, Leah and Andrew Putkowski, and Zachary Gray; brother, Sidney Crum and wife Virginia of Hamburg, NJ and many nieces and nephews; her dog and close companion Barney; and best friend Marie Schmick of the state of FL. Mom, Gram, we will all miss you deeply and you will always be in our thoughts. Violet was predeceased by her husband Clifford J. Lust, son Ronald Gray, and her three sisters, Jenny Babcock, Margaret Connor and Sarah Shauger. Visitation will be held on Monday, December 17th from 5-9PM at the T.S. Purta Funeral Home, 690 County Route# 1, Pine Island, NY 10969. Funeral service will be held 10:00AM on Tuesday, December 18th at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Little York Road, Warwick. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Warwick, NY. The family would like to thank all the Hospice workers who made Violet's last days comfortable. Memorial contributions in her name may be made to Hospice of Orange and Sullivan Counties, Inc., 800 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, NY 12550 Posted on Find A Grave by:RFB Jenkins [1]
  Birth	12 Oct 1924	Sussex County, New Jersey   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	Living with parents in Hardyston, Sussex County, New Jersey   [2]
  Census	1940	Living with parents in Hardyston, Sussex County, New Jersey   [3]
  Death	14 Dec 2012	Orange County, New York   [1]
  Burial	Saint Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery, Pine Island, Orange Co., New York   [1]
  Person ID	I94831	Main Tree
  Last Modified	12 May 2019

  
  

  Father	William C. CRUM,   b. 20 Jan 1889, Sussex County, New Jersey d. 1954 (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Rosalie K. TALMADGE,   b. 20 Feb 1901, New Jersey d. Oct 1974, Sparta, Sussex Co., New Jersey (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F39550	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clifford J. LUST,   b. 1922   d. 1993 (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	30 Oct 1947  [4]
  Family ID	F39551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 May 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Oct 1924 - Sussex County, New Jersey  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Clifford J. Lust and Violet M. Crum Headstone Clifford J. Lust and his wife Violet M., daughter of William Crum and Roselie Talmadge, are buried in the Saint Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery in Pine Island, Orange Co., New York. Created by: RFB Jenkins Photo added by: D DeWitt

  
  

• Sources

  [S10571] Find A Grave: Obituary Notice for Violet May Crum Lust. [S01505] 1930 Census Hardyston, Sussex County, New Jersey. [S1753] 1940 Census Hardyston, Sussex County, New Jersey. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.