Jane Margret  Crouch

In loving memory of a life well-lived and deeply cherished.

Obituary

Jane Margaret Holcroft Crouch, wife, loving mother, and grandmother, passed away on May 13th, 2025, at age 75. Her husband, Walter Ernest Crouch II, passed ten days later on May 23, 2025.

Jane was born November 9th, 1949, in Washington D.C. to George and Maybritt Holcroft. She was the youngest of three children, with a sister, Sheila, and a brother, George, both of whom preceded her in death. Jane lived in “Christmas Heights,” Curundu, Panama Canal Zone. She attended the Canal Zone schools and was a graduate of Balboa High School. She was known for her exquisite Swedish beauty, a distinct singing voice, a talent for playing the guitar, and exceptional cooking. She liked painting and had a great love for animals, especially horses. Jane’s adventurous spirit took her to Boston, Massachusetts, to live with her sister Sheila. Afterward, Jane reunited with her teenage sweetheart, Walter Ernest Crouch II. Walter, a sailor, was stationed in Norfolk, Virginia, and would often visit Jane in Boston on weekend passes. They married in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Jane returned for a time to Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone, awaiting Walter’s honorable discharge from the Navy.

Jane and Walter eventually moved to Gamboa, Panama Canal Zone, and together they built their lives raising five boys whom she loved greatly: Harlan Pitzer II (who preceded her in death), Guthrie Travis, Walter Ernest III, Chad Arthur, and Olin Jonsson. She brought gentleness, a love of food, and a love of animals to these five boys. Eventually, they moved to Los Rios, Panama Canal Zone, and then on to Safety Harbor, Florida. Jane eventually relocated to an assisted living facility in Clearwater, Florida.

Jane is survived by her sons Guthrie, Walter, Chad, and Olin; Guthrie’s wife Michele and their children Leslie and Samantha; Chad’s wife June and their children Kaitlyn, Kimberly, and Kristen; Olin’s children, Sonny, Kathleen, and Rosie; Caroline and Harlan’s son Harlan Pitzer III; sisters-in-law Kathleen, Joan, Ruth, Alice Marian, and Anne (the Crouch sisters); and Nancy Holcroft, many nephews and nieces, cousins, friends, family, and tons of loved ones.

Jane is greatly missed.

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