Thomas Michael Crowe

Thomas Michael Crowe, age 86, of Dassel, passed away peacefully at 10:00 p.m. on Thursday Night at the Meeker Memorial Hospital in Litchfield after suffering from Pneumonia and congestive heart failure. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, July 1, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church in Darwin with Father Nathan Hansen and Father Jeff Horejsi officiating at the service. The interment will be held at the church cemetery following the service. There will be a visitation on Friday evening from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the St. John’s Catholic Church in Darwin. There will be a Knights of Columbus Rosary at 5:00 p.m. and a Parish Prayer service at 7:00 p.m. Friday evening and a one-hour visitation prior to the service on Saturday morning at the St. John’s Catholic Church in Darwin. Thomas Michael Crowe was born on April 25, 1937, in the Litchfield Hospital to Margaret (Fitzgerald) and Henry Crowe of Dassel, Minnesota. Tom was the third child of five siblings. Jim Crowe of Picayune, MS, Ramona Ertel of Pittsburgh, PA, Sue Scherr of Buda, TX, and Mary Meshbane of Austin, TX. Tom graduated from Dassel High School in 1955, and later attended the University of Minnesota Agriculture College. Professionally, Tom farmed all of his life, starting by working for his dad as a young teen. Tom had a profound relationship working with his dad. Both were big storytellers, so they entertained each other as they found humor in just about everything. Tom married Janice Danielson in January of 1959. As active Catholic Christians, they participated in church programs for 50 years. Tom was a member of the Diocesan Retreat Team giving Lenten and Advent retreats; 140 in a 10-year period. A member of the Diocesan Pastoral Council, Tom taught religion class, was a Mass greeter, offertory person and Lector. Tom was proud to be a member of the Knights of Columbus, James Hansen’s, Council 13122. Tom and Janice had eight children, four girls and four boys, Laura (Lee Rosenblum) Champ, Gerald (Barb) Crowe, Ruthann (Deacon John) Hansen, Paul (Lori) Crowe, Jennifer (Thomas Lambrecht) Crowe, Jill Crowe, Tim (Patty Dvorak) Crowe, David (Kerry Boushey) Crowe, sixteen grandchildren, Ross and Carter Champ, Dan (Rachael) Crowe, Alison (Brent Nelson) Crowe, Stephen (Melissa) Hansen, Father Nathan Hansen, Grant Hansen, Matthew Crowe, Caitlyn (Will) Kangas, Michael Crowe, Sam Crowe, Ellie Crowe, Coleman Lambrecht, Jack Lambrecht, Marlayna Lambrecht, and Caleb Crowe, three great grandchildren, Olive Nelson, Bentley Kangas, and Adrienne Pennington. Tom will be missed by many other nieces and nephews, cousins, neighbors, and friends. Tom was preceded in death by his parents, Margaret and Henry Crowe, two siblings, Jim Crowe and Ramona Ertel, and his uncle, Mike Crowe.

Thomas Michael Crowe

April 25, 1937 - June 22, 2023