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Mary Crouch Obituary
February 26, 1938 - February 8, 2025
Indianapolis, Indiana - Mary Ellen Crouch died in Indianapolis, Indiana of complications from Alzheimer's. She was 86 years old.
Mary Ellen was born in Hendersonville, North Carolina to Ernestine Geneva Page and Oscar Madison Page. She graduated from Hendersonville High School and the Greenville General Hospital School of X-Ray Technicians.
She married James Robert Crouch III (February 8, 1936 May 18, 2010) of Greenville, South Carolina in 1959. Together, they lived and raised their children in Fort Benning GA, Fort Riley KS, Charlotte NC, Columbia SC and Bluffton SC.
Mary Ellen thrived at her long career in health care. She worked as an X-Ray tech, then as radiology department head at Hilton Head Hospital from its opening until 1998. By the end of her career she was an expert in the rapidly changing technology of breast cancer detection. She traveled the South training techs when hospitals received new machines.
But she was best known as a woman who really, really liked to have fun.
Mary Ellen Crouch is survived by her children Catherine Crouch (Kelly), Julie Bell (Jim), and James Robert Crouch IV (Tammie); sisters Liz Justus, Fran Shipman (Tom), Nippy Page (Jonathon), and Suzie Jobes (Charlie); grandchildren Julia (Tyler), Weston (Alexandra), Savannah (Stephen), Benson (Makayla), Kiersten (Andy) and Ian; great grandchildren Bronson, Leah, Andersen, Easton and Jimmy.
A funeral mass for Mary Ellen Crouch is scheduled for 12 p.m. Saturday Feb. 15th 2025 at All Saints Episcopal Church, 1559 Central Avenue, Indianapolis IN 46220. Please send flowers, she loved them.
https://www.indianafuneralcare.com/obituaries/mary-ellen-crouch.
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thomas berrigan
February 20, 2026
she was my only tech for years, dr thomas berrigan
tom berrigan
March 20, 2025
Nell Nickel and Mary Ellen were the best technologists Hilton Head Hospital has ever had. They made my job easy. I miss them both!
Teresa Anthony
February 14, 2025
I am deeply saddened to read of Mary Ellen's passing. Heartfelt condolences Jim, Cathy, & Julie. Your mother was the first person I met on HHI! In 1983 when she invited me to interview for HHH rad dept. I was 21, still wet behind the ears, and from that day on she played such a vital part of my early life on HHI and Ohhh, the fun we had! She was such a good soul!
I will continue to cherish those memories of Mary Ellen and our time together as I was fortunate enough to know her! RIP M.E.
Helen Jackson
February 12, 2025
Sending condolences to the Crouch family. Mrs. Crouch was my Girl Scout Leader over 50 years ago. I spoke of her a few weeks back in conversation. She was the best role model a young girl in the Hilton Head area could have. Thank you for sharing her with all of us.
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Mary Noonan
February 12, 2025
Julie. I remember your mom so fondly from all many our chats during my exams at HH Hospital. I had never met another Mary Ellen until I moved to HHI. My best to you and your family.
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