James Marvin Crandall, 78, of Oregon, Ohio, passed away Saturday, August 30, 2014. Jim was born in East Toledo on July 3, 1936 to James S. and Julia (Phillips) Crandall. He graduated from Clay High School in 1954 and was a U.S. Army Veteran. Jim learned his trade as a custom home builder from his father and grandfather, who built hundreds of homes in the Oregon and Toledo area, including the Eggleston Meinert & Pavley Funeral Home, under the name Roy Crandall & Sons and later Crandall Builders. After his father'™s death, Jim continued building homes with his son until his retirement in 2001. He enjoyed playing hockey and was a member of the East Toledo Rockets and Toledo Barons. Jim also enjoyed all facets of automobile racing and attended the Indianapolis 500 for many years with his racing buddies. He has had many classic cars and spent many Saturdays and Sundays attending car shows with his friends and was a member of the Placers Car Club. Jim was extremely sociable and had a large circle of friends throughout his lifetime. He had a passion for animals, especially cats and could never turn a stray away. Jim is survived by Joanne (Hecklinger) Crandall; children Joanne Wamer, James Crandall and Julie (Tim) Ryan; stepson Zoltan Ivan; grandchildren, James & Andrew Crandall, Austin & Travis Ryan, and Marie & Zoltan Ivan; sisters Janet (Ken) Romstadt, Jeannine (Phil) Wilbarger; Aunt Donna Mae Schmidlin. He was preceded in death by his parents, son-in-law Paul Wamer and daughter-in-law Cindy Crandall. Visitation will be held at Eggleston Meinert & Pavley Funeral Homes, Oregon Chapel, 440 S Coy Road, on Tuesday, September 2nd from 2-9pm. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 10am. Interment will follow at St. Ignatius Cemetery. Those wishing to make an expression of sympathy are asked to consider either the Toledo Humane Society or Planned Pethood. www.egglestonmeinert.com Visitation: 2-9 pm Tuesday Services: 10:00 Wednesday Interment: St. Ignatius Cemetery