He was born at Glen Ullin, N.D., Jan. 21, 1918, (The grave marker/tombstone was mistakenly engraved 1919.) He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kraft. He came to the Laurel vicinity in 1940 from Belfry and has farmed near Hesper since that time.
On Oct. 23, 1944 he married Mary Frickel at Red Lodge.
Survivors include the widow; three daughters, Judith Ann, Cynthia Rae and Susan Lynn, all of the family home; seven brothers, Herman of Salem, Ore., Edward, Route 4, Emmanuel of Absarokee, Jacob of Great Falls, Albert of Billings, John of Laurel, and Gottlieb Bruce of Route 4; six sisters, Mrs. Chester Lutgen of Anchorage, Alaska, Mrs. Alec Hergenrider of Belfry, Mrs. Art Jensen of Cortez, Colo., Mrs. Bernie Rasmusson of Polson, Mrs. Frank Anderson of Fort Benton, and Peggy Kraft of 524 S. 31st St.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday from the Laurel Congregational Church, with the Rev. Jack Roth, officiating. Burial will be in Laurel Cemetery.
He was born at Glen Ullin, N.D., Jan. 21, 1918, (The grave marker/tombstone was mistakenly engraved 1919.) He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kraft. He came to the Laurel vicinity in 1940 from Belfry and has farmed near Hesper since that time.
On Oct. 23, 1944 he married Mary Frickel at Red Lodge.
Survivors include the widow; three daughters, Judith Ann, Cynthia Rae and Susan Lynn, all of the family home; seven brothers, Herman of Salem, Ore., Edward, Route 4, Emmanuel of Absarokee, Jacob of Great Falls, Albert of Billings, John of Laurel, and Gottlieb Bruce of Route 4; six sisters, Mrs. Chester Lutgen of Anchorage, Alaska, Mrs. Alec Hergenrider of Belfry, Mrs. Art Jensen of Cortez, Colo., Mrs. Bernie Rasmusson of Polson, Mrs. Frank Anderson of Fort Benton, and Peggy Kraft of 524 S. 31st St.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday from the Laurel Congregational Church, with the Rev. Jack Roth, officiating. Burial will be in Laurel Cemetery.
Inscription
Note: The grave marker/tombstone was mistakenly engraved 1919 . Bill's birthdate is 1918 .William was born in 1918 and his sister was born in 1919.
Family Members
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Heinrich Henry Kraft
1909–1910
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Johann Kraft
1910–1911
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Herman Kraft
1911–1992
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Edward Kraft
1913–2000
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Paulina Kraft
1914–1915
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Emanuel Kraft
1915–2004
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Jacob "Jake" Kraft
1916–1979
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Frieda Freda Kraft Lawton
1919–1977
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Albert Kraft
1920–2012
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Katherine Kraft Hergenrider
1921–1976
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Anna Kraft Jensen
1922–1998
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John "Johnny" Kraft
1924–1989
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Alice Pauline Kraft Rasmusson
1925–1994
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Gottlieb Bruce "Boots" Kraft
1926–2012
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Cecelia Kraft Anderson
1929–1988
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Magdalena Peggy Kraft
1931–2005
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