Arla R. Crooks

She was born Feb. 6, 1931, in East Randolph, NY, the youngest child of DeSilver Bissell and Mabel Pollard Bissell Ring.

She was a 1949 graduate of Randolph Central School and the WCA Hospital School of Nursing.

Prior to her retirement she was employed by WCA Hospital as a registered nurse for many years.

She was a member of East Randolph United Methodist Church.

Her hobbies in retirement included being a cookie cutter collector, crafting handmade greeting cards, and making quilted handbags.

Surviving are two children: Martha (Bruce) Ecker of The Villages, FL and Daniel (Jan) Crooks of Lakewood; three grandchildren: Amanda (Jason) Ecker Rosolen, Kelly Ecker and Joshua Crooks; four great grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband Russell Crooks, whom she married Oct. 11, 1952, and who died in 2013; a grandson, Lucas Ecker; brothers James, Eugene, Kenneth and George Bissell and William Ring; and sisters, Deloris Crary and LeJeune Michielsen.

A graveside service will be held at 10 am Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, in East Randolph Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Wounded Warrior Project at support.woundedwarriorproject.org

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