April 18, 1949 - March 11, 2026

Christopher Calvin Crawford, 76, of Gorham, ME and formerly Upton, MA passed away peacefully on March 11 surrounded by family following a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was the husband of 37 years to Elizabeth F. Crawford (predeceased), and father of Meredith C. Scaplen (Gorham, ME).

Born in Detroit, MI and raised in Grosse Pointe Shores, MI and Cincinnati, OH, he was the son of David C. Crawford Sr. and Gloria Jean (Difford) Crawford (both pre-deceased). He attended Cincinnati Country Day School, and is a graduate of University of Cincinnati. Before finishing college he served in the United States Navy for 7 years, attending bootcamp in Quonset Point, RI and aboard the USS Intrepid aircraft carrier. During his time at sea he traveled the globe including crossing the arctic circle.

After receiving an honorable discharge from the Navy he started his career as a graphic designer before pursuing sales and internal business development positions in tech. Many of these positions gave him the opportunity to travel, and he spoke fondly of trips throughout the United States and internationally especially to Poland and France.

It was not uncommon that neighbors walking by in Upton would get stopped for a chat along the fence, to swap articles or recipes or just to say “hi”. At holidays family and friends would receive something from “Crawford House Comestibles”, made by hand or from his garden. He was a devoted Father and “Poppy” to his three grandchildren and he will be greatly missed.

A memorial service will be held at Cotuit Federated Church, Cotuit, MA on Friday, May 22 at 11 am for both Christopher and his wife Elizabeth (Folkers) Crawford who predeceased him on September 17, 2021. A private burial will precede at Mosswood Cemetery, Cotuit, MA.