Star Beacon - Tuesday, February 10, 2004 - Pg A5 - Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co., OH. Donald L. Crofoot Madison - Donald L. Crofoot, 81, of Madison, OH., died Saturday, February 7, 2004, at LakeEast Hospital in Painesville, OH. Born on December 3, 1920, in Painesville, OH. he was a son of the late Jennie (Ransom) and Harry Crofoot. He was a 1937 graduate of Madison High School and a Veteran of the United States Army, serving during World War II in Europe. Mr. Crofoot married Elizabeth A. (Sale) Crofoot on March 11, 1944, in Sturgis, KY. He worked as a construction laborer at International Chimney, the Perry Power Plant, and on the Madison Township Road Dept. He was a member of the Ohio American Legion and a member of Laborers Union #496. Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Elizabeth' a son, Frank (Rose Ann) Crofoot of Saybrook; three daughters, Mary Hudson of Madison, Brenda (David) Elmore of Perry, and Linda (David) Yankie of Geneva; nine grandchldren, Jeff, Greg, Deanna, Jill, Joseph, Lindsay, Adam, Kristen, and Karin; fine great-grandchildren; a sister, Genevieve Stowe of Springfield, OH; and a brother Merwin (Dorothy) Crofoot of Perry. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Louise Shahan; and two brothers, Malcom and Roderick Crofoot. Funeral Service will be 11 a.m. on Wednesday, February 11, 2004, at the Behm Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 26 River St., Madison, OH.,with Reverend Glen Warner, of Second Congregational Church of Ashtabula Harbor, and Reverend James Patton, of St. Cyprian Catholic Church of Perry, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, today, February 10, 2004, at the Behm Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Madison. Contributions may be made to Hospice of the Western Reserve, 5786 Heisley Rd., Mentor, OH 44060.