Roberta Crane

CRANE (Radin), Roberta "Bobbi" Lenore

Bobbi was born on May 27, 1944 in Sumter, South Carolina to Pearl and Paul Radin of New York. She passed away peacefully on September 10, 2025.

She is survived by her husband of 31 years, Dr. Lawrence Crane; daughter, Jennifer Moore (Steve); son, Bradford Lefkowitz (Dr. Michelle DeDeo); stepchildren, Alexis Crane (Michael Parsons), and Jeremiah Crane. She further leaves five grandchildren, Noah DeDeo, Ethan Lefkowitz, Aurora, Stella, and Terran Parsons.

Family was always Bobbi's priority, she championed each of us in our endeavors, and was our loudest cheerleader. She was a voracious reader, always intrigued, and looking forward to the next chapter. Bobbi was happiest with butterflies and giraffes in sight, and tending to her beloved plants that she nurtured with water and words.

She had a long career as an educator, her longest stint was at The Galloway School in Atlanta, team teaching middle learning alongside Marilou. Bobbi taught and mentored countless students over the years, both adults and children, from coast to coast. Her pride and joy was co-forming and operating the tutoring business, No One Does it Better, which brought much success.

Volunteerism reigned supreme in Bobbi's life, she felt it was her duty to give back. Among her community involvement were the organizations of B'nai Brith Women, Camp for the Deaf, Book Babes, Muscular Dystrophy, and Literacy America. She was thrilled to be named Volunteer of the Year at Durbin Creek Elementary School. It was one of the many honors she received for various meaningful causes. Bobbi read to children at the Huntington Beach Library, where she also taught English to people from other countries, her cherished conversation class.

Bobbi was a force of nature, and lived her life to the fullest with laughter, sass, joy, curiosity, compassion, and dancing with her arms in the air. She has made our lives better in countless ways, and we are grateful. Bobbi will always be remembered with deep love and affection by all whose lives she touched.

A celebration of life will be held privately at a later date.