Ted E. CROWELL, 92, of Wellsville, NY
Ted E. CROWELL, 92, of Wellsville, NY, died Saturday, January 11, 2025 in Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital, Murrells Inlet, SC.
Born December 25, 1932, in Rushford, he was the son of Gerald D. and Hazel Tefft Crowell. On June 17, 1961, in Angelica, he married the former Marjorie Cameron, who survives. A graduate of Rushford High School and Simmons Institute of Funeral Service in Syracuse, he served honorably with the US Army in graves registration during the Korean War. Ted earned his New York State funeral director’s license in 1954. He began his funeral service career at Wolcott Funeral Home in Angelica, moving to Wellsville in 1961 to manage Mulholland Funeral Home prior to purchasing it. Ted owned and operated Mulholland-Crowell Funeral Home in Wellsville until his retirement in 2018. He was active in numerous civic and community organizations, including Grace United Church, Wellsville Ambulance Service, Salvation Army, American Red Cross, serving as past treasurer, Shriners, Wellsville Rotary Club, serving as past president, Morrison B. Hayes American Legion Post #702, Wellsville Exchange Club, and David A. Howe Library Club. He was honored as a Paul Harris Fellow by the Wellsville Rotary Club. Ted was the longest serving and most active Allegany County Coroner in county history. He was elected in 1979 and served until the end of 2019.