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Anjie Lebsack Ann Jeanette Crane
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June 27, 1953 – October 9, 2001
This is a reprint of Anjie Lebsack’s obituary:
Ann Jeanette Crane (Anjie Lebsack) of Denver, formerly of Boulder, died in Aurora on Tuesday, October 9, 2001 of complications from cancer. She was 48.
The daughter of Jacob R. Lebsack and Ruby Werner Lebsack, she was born June 27, 1953, in Lincoln, Nebraska. She married Douglas Crane on November 20, 1993.
She graduated from Boulder High School and received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado in 1975.
She worked as an administrative assistant. She was a volunteer for Opera Colorado, and was a member of the Opera Colorado chorus, the Women in Mining Board and the Citizens for Classical FM board. She was also a member of the Pablo Robarte Dance Troupe.
Survivors include her husband of Denver; her mother of Denver, a daughter Angela Espinosa of Irvine, CA, two sons, Alex Crane and Evan Crane, both of Denver; and a brother Neal Lebsack of Kaneohe, Hawaii. She was preceded in death by her father.
Anjie Lebsack wrote this entry in our 1971 - 2001 Panther Tales, reprinted as follows:
Hello friends – it’s good to be able to keep in touch via the reunions and memory books. I’ll try to squeeze the last 10 years into a few lines, since I
probably will not be attending the festivities.
At the time of our last book, 1991, I had just started seeing Doug Crane, an oil and gas technician by day and musician (trombonist) on weekends. We were married in November 1993 and honeymooned in Puerto Vallarta. In early 1994 we moved into our current house in S.E. Denver, just as my daughter moved up to Boulder to attend CU.
After working for AMAX Minerals for 5 years, I was caught up in the buyout of AMAX by Cyprus Minerals in 1993 and was laid off. After a few bounces, I “landed on my feet” and got a job with Behre Dolbear, a mining consulting firm. I was in charge of the word processing department and performed all of the translations for our projects in South America.
I sang with the Opera Colorado Chorus for three seasons (1995 – 1998) which was both challenging and highly rewarding. The operas included Carmen, La Traviata and Faust.
In fall 1998, we moved Angela out to California for graduate work at the University of California Irvine campus. She just received her Master’s Degree and will continue to work toward earning her Doctorate. I gave birth to our twin boys, Alex and Evan, in February 2000. After a two month maternity leave, I went back to work, only to be laid off three weeks later. The layoff proved to be a blessing in disguise as I was diagnosed with cervical cancer in April. After some surgery and radiation treatments during the spring and summer, I was given a thumbs-up in November to start working again. I found a job at an environmental consulting firm, but during this past January, a recurrence of the cancer was discovered. I have been on medical leave since February whereupon I commenced chemotherapy sessions that continue at present. Complications related to the cancer find me in the hospital for a few days as I write this. I’m optimistic that we’ll get this cancer thing cured.
I’m sorry that I probably won’t see you this year, but I would love to hear from you and look forward to reading about you and your families.
As far as any words of wisdom, I’d like to pass along this to you, your children and your grandchildren: DON’T SMOKE! You never know how it may affect your health down the road. Good luck and God Bless, Anjie.
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Tracy Rowland
From our BHS 40th Reunion Book
Angie Lebsack Ann Jeanette Crane
This is a reprint of Anjie Lebsack’s obituary:
Ann Jeanette Crane (Anjie Lebsack) of Denver, formerly of Boulder, died in Aurora on Tuesday, October 9, 2001 of complications from cancer. She was 48.
The daughter of Jacob R. Lebsack and Ruby Werner Lebsack, she was born June 27, 1953, in Lincoln, Nebraska. She married Douglas Crane on November 20, 1993.
She graduated from Boulder High School and received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado in 1975.
She worked as an administrative assistant. She was a volunteer for Opera Colorado, and was a member of the Opera Colorado chorus, the Women in Mining Board and the Citizens for Classical FM board. She was also a member of the Pablo Robarte Dance Troupe.
Survivors include her husband of Denver; her mother of Denver, a daughter Angela Espinosa of Irvine, CA, two sons, Alex Crane and Evan Crane, both of Denver; and a brother Neal Lebsack of Kaneohe, Hawaii. She was preceded in death by her father.
June 27, 1953 – October 9, 2001
Anjie Lebsack wrote this entry in our 1971 - 2001 Panther Tales, reprinted as follows:
Hello friends – it’s good to be able to keep in touch via the reunions and memory books. I’ll try to squeeze the last 10 years into a few lines, since Iprobably will not be attending the festivities.
At the time of our last book, 1991, I had just started seeing Doug Crane, an oil and gas technician by day and musician (trombonist) on weekends. We were married in November 1993 and honeymooned in Puerto Vallarta. In early 1994 we moved into our current house in S.E. Denver, just as my daughter moved up to Boulder to attend CU.
After working for AMAX Minerals for 5 years, I was caught up in the buyout of AMAX by Cyprus Minerals in 1993 and was laid off. After a few bounces, I “landed on my feet” and got a job with Behre Dolbear, a mining consulting firm. I was in charge of the word processing department and performed all of the translations for our projects in South America.
I sang with the Opera Colorado Chorus for three seasons (1995 – 1998) which was both challenging and highly rewarding. The operas included Carmen, La Traviata and Faust.
In fall 1998, we moved Angela out to California for graduate work at the University of California Irvine campus. She just received her Master’s Degree and will continue to work toward earning her Doctorate. I gave birth to our twin boys, Alex and Evan, in February 2000. After a two month maternity leave, I went back to work, only to be laid off three weeks later. The layoff proved to be a blessing in disguise as I was diagnosed with cervical cancer in April. After some surgery and radiation treatments during the spring and summer, I was given a thumbs-up in November to start working again. I found a job at an environmental consulting firm, but during this past January, a recurrence of the cancer was discovered. I have been on medical leave since February whereupon I commenced chemotherapy sessions that continue at present. Complications related to the cancer find me in the hospital for a few days as I write this. I’m optimistic that we’ll get this cancer thing cured.
I’m sorry that I probably won’t see you this year, but I would love to hear from you and look forward to reading about you and your families.
As far as any words of wisdom, I’d like to pass along this to you, your children and your grandchildren: DON’T SMOKE! You never know how it may affect your health down the road. Good luck and God Bless, Anjie.