Cover for Catherine R. Craley's Obituary
Catherine R. Craley Profile Photo

Catherine R. Craley

May 27, 1934 — January 29, 2026

Red Lion

Catherine R. Craley

Listen to Obituary

RED LION- Catherine R. (Shaw) Craley, 91, of Chanceford Township, passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at Autumn House East in York. She was the wife of the late Emerson L. Craley.

Born on May 27, 1934 in York, Catherine was the daughter of the late Lawrence Shaw and Mabel (Smith) McCleary. In her free time, she enjoyed working around the house cleaning and above all raking leaves. She was a member of St. Luke Church in Felton.

She is survived by a sister, Flo Gill residing at Normandie Ridge in York and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a brother, Junior Shaw and a sister, Rosetta Showers.

A graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM on February 9, 2026 at St. Luke Church, 2666 Furnace Rd, Felton with Chaplain Donna Christopher officiating the service. Olewiler & Heffner Funeral Chapel & Crematory, Inc., 35 Gotham Place, Red Lion, is assisting the family with arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to Ascend Hospice, 1120 Welsh Rd, North Wales, PA 19454 or ascendhealth.com.

Send condolences at HeffnerCare.com

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Catherine R. Craley, please visit our flower store.

Past Services

Graveside Service

Monday, February 9, 2026

Starts at 1:00 pm (Eastern time)

Add to Calendar

St. Luke Lutheran Cemetery

2666 Furnace Rd., Felton, PA 17322

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 155

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree