Daniel J. Crownhart, age 75, died of natural causes at his home in Mexico on March 26, 2025, following several years of health struggles.
Dan was born on January 26, 1950, in Plum City, Wisconsin to parents Frank and Adeline (Schober) Crownhart. He attended Rock Elm Grade School and Elmwood Area Schools where he graduated from high school in 1968. He attended the University of Wisconsin–River Falls and later earned a bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems from Regis College in Denver, Colorado.
He moved to Denver in 1970 and worked for several companies where he designed, developed, and operated computer information systems. He retired from the Denver Water Department in 2008. He moved to Mexico in 2009 where he married his wife, Carlota, in 2013.
Dan is survived by his wife, Carlota, her son Rodrigo and his family, and sisters Kathleen (David) Krings of Lakeville, MN and Jean Zeithaml of Eau Claire, WI. He is further survived by nephew Jacob (Mandi) Krings of Maple Grove, MN; niece Jenna (Tom) Richardson of Edina, MN; great-nieces and nephews; cousins. Dan was preceded in death by his parents, sister Mary J. Crownhart, brother David F. Crownhart, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and several cousins.
There was a funeral mass for Dan in Mexico followed by a nine-day novena and mourning period. Inurnment will be in his wife’s family columbarium at a later date. There were no local services. Dan’s U.S. family extends deepest gratitude to his Mexican family for their loving and excellent care of him.
