The Rev. John Crum, Jr., retired priest of the Diocese of Albany, died Feb. 23 in Warnerville, NY. He was 69.

Fr. Crum was born in York, PA. He graduated from Westminster Choir College and Philadelphia Divinity School. He was an associate of the Order of the Holy Cross and the St. Clare Fellowship of Prayer. Fr. Crum was ordained priest in 1957. He served at Grace Church, Merchantville, St. Mark's, Keansburg, and St. Clement's, Bedford, NJ; St. Paul's, West Middleburgh, and St. Christopher's, Cobleskill, NY. Fr. Crum is survived by his wife, Ernestine, and two children.