Etta Lois Crocker

1945 - 2025

The family of Etta Lois Crocker of Napa is saddened to announce her passing on September 3rd at the age of 80 years. She passed peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones. She leaves this world but graces us all with a legacy of warmth, compassion and most of all love.

Etta was a Napa High School class of 1963 graduate. She was active in the Napa High Band as a flutist, and passionate about theatre and drama. She later studied at Napa Valley Community college where she was the first woman to be enrolled in the Napa Police Academy. She was a dispatcher for the Napa Police Department, St. Helena Police Department as well as a Correctional Officer at Napa County Department of Corrections. During her tenure at Corrections, she was a loyal and trusted employee. The majority of her time at Corrections was spent in the Work Furlough Center, where she coordinated work hour releases, and indoor activities. She took her job seriously, but also provided compassion, guidance, advisory and mentorship as she supervised the inmates. While exercising control and rapport, she was respected by both staff and inmates.

Etta is survived by her brother Charlie Fowler, daughters Dale O'Shaughnessy (Glover), Arwen Lonberger (Crocker), and her son Mark Crocker. Grandchildren Allie O'Shaughnessy, Andrew O'Shaughnessy, Jacob France, Abigail France, Bailey Brown (Crocker), Sierra, Mark and Dominic Crocker, and Great Grand Children, Aubrey Schaublin, Milo France, Rhea and Thalia Bown.

Etta was raised to always care for family and embodied that value throughout her life. Etta was a true cornerstone of the Napa Community and will be forever remembered for her strength, compassion, and unwavering love. She will never be forgotten.

Memorial services are TBD. Etta Lois Crocker