Mary Joan Crabb

On January 6th, 2026, Mary Joan Crabb peacefully passed away in Saint Alphonsus Hospital in Boise, Idaho, from aspirational pneumonia complications.She was 89.

Mary was born in Florence, Colorado . She had 3 siblings: Roberta, Melvin (deceased), and Franklin.

Mary was a striking beauty and created an abundant life for herself at a young age by modeling and landing print and television commercials.

She married Gene Hankinson at a young age and had a son, Michael Forest Hankinson-Silvers (deceased)(later adopted by her 2nd husband). The marriage was annulled.

A few years later, she met Gary Silvers from Los Angeles, and they married,bringing to life a daughter, Tracie Lynn Silvers.

Mary’s life in the hills above the Sunset Strip was a fun-filled life of movie star parties and wonderful dinners in Beverly Hills. Mary and Gary traveled the world together. Gary had a boat and they spent summers in Avalon Catalina sunbathing and swimming and bbq-ing. Yet as people change they divorced.Mary met Lang Jefferies. An actor /carpenter, and they married. Lang, Mary, and Tracie moved to Huntington Beach ca where Mary and Lang opened a small business called “The Paint Box,” where she taught her community how to oil paint,and he made custom frames. Lang was married prior to Gail Getty (Getty Oil); the kids used to come to Huntington Beach and visit us. Mary and Lang would travel to Italy often. She loved Italy, especially Portofino.

Mary was a wonderful painter, and so was Lang. Her paintings are full of vibrant colors and mostly whimsical subjects. Mary and Lang later became realtors,selling developments in Orange County Ca. Sadly, Lang passed from cancer. 

A few years later, Mary met Roger Crabb. They fell in love and married. Mary moved to Laguna Beach on Sleepy Hollow Beach with Roger. They had a life together of traveling the world, playing golf, and biking. They were famous for their annual 4th of July parties they threw at their home on the beach. 

Roger enjoyed Mary’s art as she painted murals on the walls in their bathrooms in Laguna that were breathtaking. Mary painted an abundant amount of paintings while living in Laguna Beach, a wonderful little town known for its art community.

Mary was an animal lover. She had a few beautiful Bengal cats.

Mary loved Roger and his children and their children as if they were her own.

Mary loved the holidays so she could show them her love by cooking elaborate holiday feasts for them. Sadly Roger passed from cancer, leaving Mary to live alone in Laguna Beach. Mary has a close group of golf girlfriends that started traveling together and would meet weekly to play her favorite game, Rummikub.

In December of 2024, Mary had a stroke, which changed her life (for the worse). Her speech was limited to one or two words, and her frustration level was high. Not being able to live safely any longer at the beach, Tracie relocated Mary to a memory care in San Clemente ca by her girlfriends, which would visit her several times a week and still play Rummikub , and Mary would win !! Though she was limited in speech, we all tried to understand her best we could. Her smile was still radiant, and her eyes did tell the rest.

In November of 2025, Tracie relocated Mary to Eagle Idaho to be near her. They had a wonderful holiday season together and even went to the ballet to see The Nutcracker. It was during Christmas that Mary developed a terrible wet cough that she couldn’t shake.

Tracie repeatedly sought medical help for her, and she got treated, yet the cough was getting worse. She stopped eating and drinking, which was when she went into the ER and sadly never left the hospital.

Tracie was with her night and day in the hospital . She played her soothing music and surrounded her with flowers and hugged and kissed her until she passed.

Mary, you are loved. You will be dearly missed by all. May God embrace you in eternal love and light. Rest in peace, Mother. May we meet again.