Robert Craft
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Robert Lee Craft, 82, of Van Wert, OH passed away November 14, 2006 at
the Van Wert County Hospital. A graveside service will be 11:00 am
Monday, December 4, 2006 at the Black Hills National Cemetery near
Sturgis. Full military honors will be provided by VFW Post 1273 of Rapid
City. Friends and family will gather at the Black Hills Funeral Home
1440 Junction Ave Sturgis, SD before going to the cemetery. Survivors
include his wife Dorothy Dee (DeWitt) of Van Wert, OH, children; Robert
(Diana) Craft Jr. of Cheyenne, WY, Barry (Nancy) Craft of Greensboro,
NC, John Craft of Marysville, OH, Roger (Lisa) Craft of Covington, OH,
David (Katie) Craft of Loveland, OH, Brain (Leslie) Craft of Bowling
Green, OH, Bonnie (Stephen) Kretz of Perrysburg, OH, JeanneAnn (Douglas)
Bollenbacher of Celina, OH, brothers; Clifford (Claire) Craft of
Ashland, OH, Franklin (Berniece) Craft of Gering, NE, sisters; Irene
Handlin of San Francisco, CA, Clarice Broyles of Sacramento, CA, 18
grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren.
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Robert Craft
Robert Lee Craft, 85, of Van Wert, died at 8:39 a.m. Nov. 14, 2006, shortly after arrival at Van Wert County Hospital.
He was born Nov. 25, 1923, in Hot Springs, S.D.,
to Lee E. and Viola Hurley Craft. On Aug. 25, 1946, he married Dorothy
Dee DeWitt, who survives.
Also surviving are six sons, Robert Jr. (Diana),
Cheyenne, Wyo., Barry (Nancy), Greensboro, N.C., John, Marysville,
Roger (Lisa), Covington, David (Katie), Loveland, and Brian (Leslie),
Bowling Green; two daughters, Bonnie (Stephen) Kretz, Perrysburg, and
JeanneAnn (Douglas) Bollenbacher, Celina; two brothers, Clifford
(Claire), Ashland, Ore., and Franklin (Berniece), Gering, Neb.; two
sisters, Irene Handlin, San Francisco, Calif., and Clarice Broyles,
Sacramento, Calif.; 18 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Deceased is a sister, Pauline Marking.
He was a school administrator in several
districts in Wyoming, Oak Harbor Schools, and Parkway Local Schools from
1969-1974 and the Allen County Schools' curriculum coordinator from
1974-1988. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during World War II
in the 99th Division, 395 Infantry Regiment, including the Battle of
the Bulge, and was awarded the Purple Heart.
He earned a bachelor's degree at Nebraska State
Teachers College, Chadron, Neb., and a master's degree at the University
of Wyoming. He was a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, National Rifle Association, Retired Teachers Association and
American Association of School Administrators.
Private services will be held at the convenience of the family. Burial is in Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, S.D.
There are no calling hours.
Arrangements are by Cowan & Son Funeral Home, Van Wert.
