Bertha (Tanner) Crane, 88 of Cadiz, OH went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 1, 2022, surrounded by her family at Wheeling Hospital. She was born December 2, 1933, in Martins Ferry, OH the daughter of the late Hobart and Vaughnita (Kelley) Tanner.

Bertha was a retired US Postal Worker and was still actively spreading the word of God as a minister. Bertha's parents founded the church where she was raised, and she and her husband Paul were called to take over and continue to spread the word and love of God. She was a 1951 graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School where she was the Salutatorian of her class.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded by her loving husband, Paul W. Crane in 2019, a brother and several sisters.

Bertha is survived by her children; Paul R. (Sherry) Crane of Adena, Cindy L. (Curtis) Tschappat of Adena, Cathy (Rich) Vincent of Reynoldsburg, and Michael S. (Angela) Crane of Zanesville; two sisters, Thelma Mossor and Rosalie Heffner, fourteen grandchildren, and eighteen great-grandchildren complete the family.

Friends will be received Monday, May 9, 2022, at the Wilson Funeral Home, 920 National Road, Brookside from 2 -8, Tuesday May 10 at the Apostolic Pentecostal Church, 73339 Pleasant Grove Rd., St. Clairsville, OH (US 250), from 10 until time of service at 11 am, with Pastor Dan Nelson officiating. Entombment to follow at Holly Memorial Mausoleum.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Apostolic Pentecostal Church, 73339 Pleasant Grove Rd., St. Clairsville, OH, 43950.

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