Cathalene (Browning) Widdoes (1923-2005)

Mrs. Cathalene Parker (Browning) Chase, Cederquist, Widdoes

She was adopted by her mother's second husband, Cornelius Vanderbilt Crane, and took the surname "Crane" but after they divorced in 1940 he disinherited her. Shortly afterwards she married the first of her three husbands, "Ned" Edward Tinsley Chase, and they were the parents of Chevy (Cornelius Crane) Chase who spent his summers at Castle Hill.

Parents (2)

Miles Rutherford Browning

Rear-Admiral in the U.S. Navy & Recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal

1897-1954

Cathalene (Parker) Crane

Mrs. Cathalene Isabella (Parker) Browning, Crane, Bernatschke; Opera Singer

1906-1987

Spouse (1)

Edward Tinsley Chase

Editor-in-Chief of (New York) Times Books; Senior Editor at Scribner/Macmillan

1919-2005

Children (2)

Edward Thornton Chase

Criminal Lawyer, of Mount Vernon, New York

b.c.1941

Chevy Chase

"Chevy" Cornelius Crane Chase; Actor, Talk Show Host, & Emmy Award Winner

b.1943