If this is Patricia Louise Crandall, born 29 September 1929 in LA, then she appears on Ancestry in at least two family trees as having married Curtis Marcus VonAhn. Interestingly her first child (Diana Maria VonAhn) was born in Reno in November 1949 - which would rather mesh with leaving to get married in March 1949. Unfortunately she died in 1962 in Hood River, Oregon. The Ancestry trees do not show the names of her parents but a birth record does confirm her mother's maiden name as Koepke.
I am not sure whether this information suggests this is the wrong Crandall or that it is right and she simply left to get married and lost touch on moving out of state.
There is one additional complication. Ancestry has a marriage record in Skamania, Washington in 1955 for Curtis VonAhn marrying Patricia Louise, born 1929 in Pasadena. Unfortunately the bride's surname is given as Horn (or Hom) rather than Crandall. Are the family trees wrong? Or did Patricia use a false name for the marriage? I can find no record of a Patricia Louise Horn (or Hom) born in Pasadena (or elsewhere in California) around 1929 - and Californian records on Ancestry are pretty good. Another problem to look into.
Very good research!
I think it’s the right Patricia Louise Crandall, especially with her mother’s maiden name Koepke. Do you mean that Patricia died in 1962 in Hood River? Her daughter Diana is buried nearby in Troutdale.
It looks like she didn’t marry VonAhn until 1955, but her daughter was born in 1949? Perhaps he adopted Diana and her birth father was Horn or Hom. Or does her birth record show Von Ahn?
This confirms Diana’s birth and death.
VONAHN, DIANA
was born 16 November 1949, received Social Security number
543-66-0864 (indicating Oregon) and, Death Master File says,
diedJune 1972
Source: Death Master File (public domain). Check
Archives for DIANA VONAHN.
VonAhn, Diana Marie
died 3 July 1972, and
was buried in Lot 37 Grave 3 of Douglass Cemetery, Hensley Road and Southeast 262nd Avenue, Troutdale,Oregon, U.S.A.
Check the
source file (free) and then check
Archives for DIANA MARIE VONAHN.
VONAHN, CARLA M thru VONAHSEN, GILBERT
Has anyone uncovered any verifiable information about Diana’s possible association with the Manson family? I’ve seen someone by this name mentioned on blogs as Diane VonAhn, Diana Marie VonAhn, AKA Mary Ann Schwarm.
For example:
Diane Von Ahn | Charles Manson Family and Sharon Tate-Labianca Murders | Cielodrive.com
She looks similar enough to Patricia IMO.