George Crouch passed from this earth into the arms of his Savior Jesus Christ on June 29, 2021, at the age of 89 after a short illness. He had lived in Kingman, Arizona for the past seven years. He was born as the seventh of ten children of Tom and Myrtle Crouch in Fresno, California during the Great Depression on March 13, 1932. The family struggled to make ends meet during the depression which found the Crouch family all out working any jobs available, including farm laborer and picking cotton by hand, to provide income.
The Family moved to the Modesto, CA area in the early 1940s where George attended school. In 1949 he joined the US Navy and was stationed on the mine sweeper USS Courser during the Korean war. In October 1950 he was on the USS Chatterer when it received a Presidential Unit Citation for suppressing hostile shore batteries, aided two sinking ships, and clearing the mines out of Wonsan Harbor. While home on leave in 1951 he met the love of his life, Donna Ahlfs, and they married on October 13, 1951. They were married for almost 70 years before his death.
He chose to receive Jesus Christ as his Savior in 1956 and faithfully attended the First Baptist Church of Ceres until 1972. He moved the family away for job opportunities as a Nissan Mechanic in 1972, eventually settling in Solano County for almost 30 years. During retirement he moved to Jeffersonville, Indiana for eight years before finally settling in Kingman for his last seven years. During his retirement he visited Germany, Greece, Israel, and England, along with becoming exceptionally good at working with stained glass.
He is survived by his wife Donna of Kingman, Arizona, and their four children: Ron (Marie) of Fairfield, CA; Mike (Charlene) of Kingman, Arizona; Jeff (Janette) of Dayton, OH; and Betty (John) Bradanini of Vacaville, CA; along with numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nephews, nieces, and extended family.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his siblings (Viola, Zona, Dorothy, Tommy Jr, Pauline, Richard, Paul, Joyce, and Donnie), and one grandchild, Ronnie Crouch, Jr.
Interment will be at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in Dixon, CA
