Barbara Jean Crandall

1926 - 2021  (94 years)

• Name	Barbara Jean Crandall
  Birth	3 Jun 1926	Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	16 Feb 2021	Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona   [2, 4]
  Burial	2 Mar 2021	Mesa City Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I1071	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of TNH
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	Paul Leslie Crandall,   b. 28 Nov 1901, Safford, Graham, Arizona d. 26 Aug 1987, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Barbara Allen,   b. 5 Oct 1903, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona d. 12 Feb 2003, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona (Age 99 years)
  Marriage	6 Jun 1924	Gilbert, Maricopa, Arizona   [7, 8]
  Family ID	F2221	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Victor Louis Nielsen, Jr.,   b. 25 Apr 1927, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska d. 15 May 1985, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	31 Oct 1949	Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona   [9]
  Children	1. Ericka Joyce Nielsen,   b. 2 Jan 1955, Chamberlain, Brule, South Dakota (Age 69 years)   2. Teresa Barbara Nielsen,   b. 21 Mar 1956, Chamberlain, Brule, South Dakota (Age 68 years) + 3. Victor Louis Nielsen, III,   b. 7 Apr 1957, Chamberlain, Brule, South Dakota (Age 67 years) + 4. Matthew Crandall Nielsen,   b. 21 Jun 1958, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona (Age 66 years) + 5. Paul Mitchell Nielsen,   b. 16 Apr 1960, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F6197	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2016

  
  

  Family 2	Emery Bevington "Soap" Dowell,   b. 2 Jan 1924, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri d. 21 Nov 2017, Emeryville, Alameda, California (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	9 Jun 2007	Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona
  Family ID	F7767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2015

  
  

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• Notes

  From her obituary at Meldrum Mortuary: Barbara J. Crandall Nielsen Dowell, age 94, of Mesa, Arizona, died on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at her home, surrounded by family and friends. Barbara was the daughter of Paul L. Crandall and Barbara Allen Crandall. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Victor L. Nielsen, Jr., and her second husband, Emery B. Dowell. She is survived by two brothers, Paul L. Crandall, Jr., and Dr. John A. Crandall; five children, Ericka Nielsen Barber, Teresa Nielsen Hayden, Victor L. Nielsen III, Matthew C. Nielsen, and Paul M. Nielsen; eight grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. She loved her family. She was born and raised in Mesa, Arizona, and received her bachelor's and master's degrees from Arizona State University. There she also met her husband, Vic Nielsen, who had signed up to write sports stories for the university's newspaper, the State Press, which Barb was editing that year. Continuing in their shared love of journalism, she and Vic worked at several newspapers after graduating, including The Superior (Arizona) Sun and the Chamberlain (South Dakota) Record. In Chamberlain they began their family with the first three of their five children; Ericka, Teresa, and Victor III. Having to put three children into snowsuits every day brought them back to Arizona, where Matthew and Paul were born. After dedicating 12 years to raising her children, she discovered a great talent and new love for teaching. She taught high school English and journalism throughout her entire career, most of which took place at Mesa High School. She loved teaching and loved her students, and was very popular with them as well. Several went on to careers in journalism and other aspects of writing. Barb had a long family history of membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and served in numerous callings as a teacher. Her extended Mesa family took much of her free time and attention, but she managed to travel with friends through Europe after she retired, and enjoyed playing bridge with old friends and colleagues for many years. She will be missed by all who knew her.

  
  

• Sources

  [S119] Ancestors and Descendants of Andrew Lee and Clarinda Knapp Allen by Gerald R. Fuller. Esther Fuller Dial, ed. The Andrew Lee Allen Family Organization, 1952. [S6138] Find a Grave page for Barbara Jean Crandall Nielsen Dowell. [S6205] Arizona, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1880-1935, on ancestry.com. [S5154] "Barbara Crandall Nielsen Dowell." Arizona Republic, 22 Feb 2021. [S5154] "Barbara Crandall Nielsen Dowell." Arizona Republic, 22 Feb 2021., date only. [S6138] Find a Grave page for Barbara Jean Crandall Nielsen Dowell., place only. [S3342] Arizona, County Marriage Records, 1865-1972, on ancestry.com. [S3363] Marriage license and certificate for Paul L. Crandall and Barbara Allen, 6 Jun 1924. Copy held by P & T Nielsen Hayden. [S1263] Personal records held by P & T Nielsen Hayden.