Dorothy Marie (Rude) Crosh (Doe) passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 3, 2024, while under Vitas Hospice care in Lecanto, Florida. Doe was born on January 13, 1951, in Rockford, IL to Paul and Martha (Lembke) Rude. She was 73 years old.
Doe graduated from Rockford West High School in 1969 and attended Northern Illinois University where she earned her bachelor’s degree in photojournalism. She met the love of her life, Thomas Crosh in 1977 and they were married four years later on July 25, 1981. Doe and Tom have no children, but she loved her Bichon Frise dogs. Doe enjoyed doing yoga and knitting and volunteered with Citizens for Conservation of Barrington, IL where they lived for 35 years.
Doe is preceded in death by her parents Paul and Martha, brother Kenneth Rude and his wife Cindy and niece Amy (Rude) Hebel. Those left to cherish Doe’s memory are her loving husband Tom of 43 years, sisters Beverly, Carol, Martha, brother Chuck and several nieces and nephews whom she loved dearly.
Private cremation. Arrangements are under the care of Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home in Inverness, Florida.
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