The Tampa Tribune
October 29, 1991FRANCIS LYLE HASKELL, 86, of Lakeland died Friday at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. A native of South Harrison, Maine, he came to Lakeland 20 years ago from Auburn, Maine, and worked as an electrician. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Lakeland and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 567 in Maine.
He is survived by his wife, Marie; three daughters, Sally Anderson of Lakeland, Sandra Wing of Kittery, Maine, and Marlene Hefferman of Bellingham, Mass.; three sons, Gary, Mark and Scott, all of Auburn; two brothers, Colwyn of Bethel, Maine, and George of Anaheim, Calif.; 18 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Kersey Funeral Home, Auburndale.
Sun-Journal (Lewiston, ME)
March 1, 2011AUBURN - Marie I. Haskell, 97, died Sunday, Feb. 27, at Clover Manor Nursing Center.
She was born in Waterville, April 7, 1913, the daughter of Proxede and Vitaline (Fortin) Ferland. She was educated in Waterville and Augusta schools and graduated from Cony High School.
She married Francis Haskell on Feb. 4, 1933. She was a homemaker who liked to garden and put up veggies for the family to eat all winter. She submitted many of her flowers to the agricultural fairs.
For many years, she was active with the Stevens Mills Grange and Rebekah Assembly of Odd Fellows., completing the offices through past noble gran
She enjoyed Sunday rides, Monday shopping and Friday suppers with sons, looking forward to monthly visits with daughters and having spent many years with a daughter in Florida. She liked to sew and made many clothes for the family. In later years, she made many quilts, afghans, hats, mittens, scarves and lap blankets for family, animal shelter and wounded veterans.
Survivors include three daughters, Marlene Hefferman of Bellingham, Mass., Sally Anderson of Lakeland, Fla., and Sandra Wing of Kittery; three sons, Gary, Mark and Scott of Auburn; 17 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Anita Dennett of York.
She was predeceased by her husband, Francis in 1991; her siblings, Herman and Jeanette; and three grandchildren.
The family thanks Dr. Darlene Miller, her assistants, Liz and Marybeth for their dedicated, compassionate care through the years. Also the staff at St. Mary's Medical Center's emergency room and ICU, as well as the nursing staff at Clover Manor. Services are private.
Sun-Journal (Lewiston, ME)
November 4, 2016AUBURN � After a lengthy and heroic battle, Gary E. Haskell, 76, of Auburn has died from cancer on Wednesday, Nov. 2. For a beloved 56 years, he was the husband of Mary J. (Greenlaw) Haskell, who was his special caretaker during his time of illness.
Gary was born in Lewiston on Oct. 20, 1940, the son of the late Francis and Marie Haskell.
Besides his wife, Gary is survived by his and Mary's three children, Derwood, Lorri and Lisa; three sisters, Marlene, Sally and Sandra; two brothers, Mark and Scott; and nine grandchildren.
Gary liked to live a quiet life. He was an avid gardener and enjoyed spending time with family. He thanks staff at St. Mary's Hospital (Lori D.), CMMC, Maine Medical Center, the Lahey Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice for their efforts on his behalf.
Gary's last sentiments were to try to stay healthy, work hard, play harder, and "Goodbye."
Sun-Journal (Lewiston, ME)
September 28, 2019AUBURN - Mark A. Haskell, 71, of Auburn, Maine, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, surrounded by his family at the Hospice House of Androscoggin.
He was born in Lewiston, Maine, on July 18, 1948. He married Lina Gauthier on June 13, 1970.
Graduated from ELHS in 1967 after which he enrolled in a four-year electrical apprenticeship program with IBEW and in 1970 he became a union member of Local Union #567 for 50 years. He worked at many notable facilities, including Great Northern Paper Mill in Millinocket, Maine Yankee, Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant, International Paper, National Semi Conductor, Cousins Island and Rumford Mill.
He retired in 2012 but still took on little jobs pertaining to his trade. He enjoyed driving around in his truck, hanging out with friends at the garage and doing Sudoku puzzles.
Mark is survived by his wife, Lina, of 49 years; a son, Mike Haskell, his wife, Melissa of Buckfield, and their kids, Shyloe and Trenton; a daughter, Allison Rucci, her husband, Mike, of Turner and their sons, Damon, Cade and Brant; a brother, Scott Haskell of Auburn; three sisters, Marlene Hefferman and husband, Robert, of Bellingham, Mass., Sally Anderson and husband, Robert, of Lakeland, Fla., and Sandra Wing of Kittery; three sisters-in-law, Mary Haskell of Auburn, Jane Bernier and husband, Richard, of Minot, and Rose-Marie Gauthier of Sabattus.
He was predeceased by his mom and dad and a brother, Gary Haskell.
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Gerald G Haskell
Birth Year: 1914
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Maine
State of Residence: Maine
County or City: Oxford
Enlistment Date: 17 Dec 1945
Enlistment State: Indiana
Enlistment City: Camp Atterbury Columbus
Branch: Signal Corps
Grade: Master Sergeant
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for Hawaiian Department
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: National Guard in Federal Service, within 3 months of Discharge
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Housemen and yardmen
Marital status: Married
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Gerald Haskell
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 4 Feb 1914
Death Date: 27 Jul 1975
SSN: 006015102
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U.S., Select Military Registers, 1862-1985
Name: Gerald G Haskell
Military Date: Sep 1959
Publication Date: 1972
Title: U.S. Army Register
The Augusta Chronicle (GA)
April 7, 2003MRS. MONICA HASKELL HOMEMAKER, Entered into rest Friday, April 4, 2003 at her residence, Mrs. Monica L. Haskell of Augusta.
Family members include her son, David G. Haskell; daughters, Carol H. Roop of Alexandria, Va., Janis H. Burckhalter of Evans, and Faye H. Pippin of Augusta; sisters, Nettie Jones and Evelyn Banet; brothers, Bill Schmidt, Carl Schmidt and Richard Schmidt; grandchildren, Crystal Prall, Jennifer Finch, Natalie Roop, April Fernandes, Dereck Roop, Lorraine Haskell, Clay Burckhalter, Lindsey Roop, Stephanie Haskell, Grant Pippin, Bryce Burckhalter, Grayson Pippin and Garrett Pippin; great-grandchildren, Robert Prall, Cullen Prall, Abby Prall, Madison Fernandes, Braden Prall and Mackenzie Prall.
Mrs. Haskell was a native of Navilleton, Indiana. At age 14, she moved in with Louisville, KY family to work as their nanny. In 1942 she joined the Women's Army Corps and began nursing.
After marriage and military travel, she and her husband, the late Gerald G. Haskell, moved to Augusta where he was stationed at Fort Gordon. She has lived in Augusta for the last forty-nine years. Mrs. Haskell became very involved with St. Joseph Catholic Church Mission, where she was on the building committee for the first church named St. Joseph's. She was also a member of the Women's Auxiliary at St. Joseph Church, Sacred Heart School PTO, Aquinas High School Booster's Club for many years. She ran the concessions for bingo at Aquinas in the late 60's and early 70's.
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: George R Haskell
Birth Year: 1916
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Maine
State of Residence: Maine
County or City: Androscoggin
Enlistment Date: 30 Apr 1945
Enlistment State: Maine
Enlistment City: Portland
Branch: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Skilled pattern and model makers, except paper
Marital status: Married
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: G . Haskell
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 4 Oct 1916
Death Date: 30 Oct 1991
SSN: 005092748
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U.S., Select Military Registers, 1862-1985
Name: George R Haskell
Birth Date: 4 Oct 1916
Birth Place: Maine
Military Date: 20 Jun 1951
Publication Date: 1951
Title: National Guard Register, Army
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 30 Apr 1945
Release Date 1: 31 Jul 1946
Advertiser Democrat
March 7, 2011BETHEL � Colwyn F. Haskell, 78, of Paradise Hill, Bethel died on March 1, 2011 at the Hospice House in Auburn. He was born on May 20, 1932, the son of Claude and Josephine Haskell. He graduated from Norway High School as the Valedictorian of the Class of 1950, married his beloved high school sweetheart, Judith Esther Klain, and attended the University of Maine, where he earned his Masters degree in Chemical Engineering. During his college years he was a member of Phi Eta Kappa, and he captained the cross country, and the indoor and outdoor track teams. He was a lifelong supporter of both the academic and athletic efforts of the University. After graduating from the University, he took employment with Oxford Paper Company in Rumford, where he worked until his retirement in 1991.
Mr. and Mrs. Haskell moved to Bethel in 1956, working hard to design and have built their house on Paradise Hill, where they raised their son James and daughter Kathryn. In 1974, they brought teen-aged Jeanie Manson into their home, so that she might finish high school in her hometown, thereby acquiring a third child: truly their chosen daughter.
Mr. Haskell was a proud 33rd Degree Mason, serving over 50 years in many leadership positions: in Blue Lodge Bethel #97, Oxford Chapter #29, Oxford Council #14, District and Grand Chapter of Maine; Commandery, Red Cross of Constantine, and Scottish Rite.
He was an avid downhill skier all his life, serving on the Ski Patrol at Sunday River, where he was rightly famous for his fast and fearless runs down the mountain. He taught his children to ski and proudly watched his son James win races on high school courses around the state. When the time came, he funded his grandchildren's skiing at Sunday River as well. He dearly loved a succession of four foolish English Springer Spaniels over the years on Paradise Hill, spoiling them rotten and enjoying their antics around the house and yard that he so carefully maintained.
Mr. Haskell faced the greatest challenge of his life when he suddenly lost his wife Judith in December 2005. He made his family proud by the way he bore this loss, leaving them all with an example of courage, duty, and good Maine grit that they will take with them through the years. They are grateful for the constant support of his Masonic brotherhood; for the fond and watchful eyes of friends and fellow-skiers Murray and Barbara Gross; and to all the good neighbors of Bethel who in the best tradition of small-town life made sure his days included the touch of their friendship and concern.
He will live always in the hearts of his son, James A. Haskell, and his wife Jane and their family; daughter, Kathryn H. Davis, and her husband Michael; his grandchildren Alexander H. Davis and his wife Meg, Nora Davis and Owen Davis; daughter, Jean M. Waite and her husband Greg and his sister-in-law, Joyce Wilson and her husband George of Bloomington, IN and Norway Lake, and their family.
There will be no public funeral services. Those who wish may make contributions in memory of Colwyn F. Haskell to the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, 236 Stetson Rd., Auburn, ME or to a Masonic charity of their choice.
At Mr. Haskell's request his family will join his ashes with those of his beloved Judy, at their stone in Lakeview Cemetery, in the summer. They will share some of his favorite strawberry-rhubarb pie, and think of them picnicking in that field above Little Pennesseewassee when they were young and so in love.
Advertiser Democrat
December 31, 2005BETHEL - Judith Esther (Klain) Haskell, 72, died suddenly Friday morning, December 23, 2005 at her home on Paradise Street, Bethel.
She was born in Portland on August 31, 1933, the elder daughter of David A. and Adeline Decoster Klain of Norway. She attended the schools of Norway and graduated in the class of 1950 from Norway High School. Mrs. Haskell attended the then Jackson College of Tufts University for two years, later graduating from the University of Maine.
In 1952, she married her high school classmate, Colwyn F. Haskell. Following his graduation from the University of Maine in 1955, they moved to Rumford and then to Bethel After raising her children, she resumed her college studies and drove many long late-night miles from Bethel to Portland, Gorham, and Augusta and return to complete her degree requirements.
A distant family relationship with a one-time owner of the Moses Mason house in Bethel led her into many years of volunteer work with that part of the Bethel Historical Society's activities. Her appreciation for really good food of widely varying tastes prompted her to become a much appreciated cook by her fortunate family. The greatest pleasures of her elder years were her beloved grandchildren, and she was ever grateful for the opportunity to be an active part of their lives, from birth to adulthood, in the same town where she had grown up. She and her sister Joyce Wilson of Bloomington, IN remained in close contact with weekly phone calls and also during the summer at the Wilsons' home on Norway Lake.
Mrs. Haskell is survived by her husband of 53 years; a son, James A. Haskell and wife Jane of South Paris; a daughter, Kathryn H. Davis and husband Michael of Norway; a special daughter, Jean M. Waite and husband Gregory of Bethel; a sister, Joyce D. Wilson and husband George of Bloomington, IN; three grandchildren, Alex, Nora and Owen Davis; a nephew, David Wilson; a niece, Elizabeth Mitchell and numerous cousins of both her Decoster and Klain extended families.
She was predeceased by her parents and the aunts and uncles of that generation, including her special aunt Bess (Elizabeth Klain).
Portland Press Herald (ME)
September 8, 1994Embert C. Buck, 77, of Bradenton, Fla. and South Casco, Maine, died Friday at a Florida hospital.
He was born in Harrison, Maine, a son of Leland and Blanche Haskett Buck, and graduated from Bridgton (Maine) Academy and the University of Maine.
He was a loan specialist with Farmers Home Administration in Orono, Maine.
Mr. Buck was a member and past deacon of Woodfords Congregational Church in Portland, Maine, past master of Corner Stone Lodge, past high priest of Mt. Sinai-Greenleaf RAM, Portland Council, Valley of Portland, and other Masonic bodies in Maine and Florida. He also belonged to the Royal Order of Jesters Court in Sarasota, the Order of the Eastern Star in Maine.
Mr. Buck was a retired Army captain who served in World War II and the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Ruth E. Buck of Bradenton and South Casco; a son, Carroll I. of Bangor, Maine; a daughter, Leanne B. Ferland of Hermon, Maine; five sisters, Madelyn E. Buck and Margaret B. Caswell, both of Harrison; Miriam B. Chaffee of Marysville, Mich., Myrna B. Colicchio of Littleton, N.H., and Muriel B. Cote of Dilwyn, Va.
Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram
June 25, 2006HOLLISTER, CALIF. -- Ruth Elliot Buck, June 2, 1920 - June 18, 2006.
Ruth passed away peacefully in Hollister, Calif., at the age of 86.She was born in Indian Head, Saskatchewan, Canada, and grew up on Peak's Island.
The daughter of Florence Carroll and Ernest Elliot, Ruth graduated from Portland High School in 1937, and from Farmington Teacher's College in 1941. She was a public school teacher of home economics in Falmouth, Portland, and Bangor, for a total of 17 years.
Ruth was a Past Matron in the Order of the Eastern Star, Cornerstone Chapter, and Past Grand Matron for Grand Chapter of Maine, OES, in 1973-74. She devoted her time and energies to many other organizations including: Beta Sigma Phi; Home Economics Association; National Education Association; Delta Kappa Gamma; Credit Women International; Athene Club; board member for Phillips Strickland Home; volunteer for the Ringling Museum and Women's Exchange in Sarasota, Fla.; and a volunteer at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
In retirement, she divided her time between Portland, and Bradenton, Fla.
Loving wife of the late Embert C. Buck, she is survived by her son Carroll Buck and daughter-in-law Cathy Buck of Hollister, Calif.; her daughter Leanne Ferland and her son-in-law Joe Perry of Hermon, and Bradenton, Fla.; and several nieces, nephews; grand nieces, and grand nephews.
The Times Herald
St. Clair - Miriam B. Chaffee (Bacon) passed away Saturday, June 2nd, 2018, at the age of 97. Miriam was born in Harrison, Maine, to Leland and Blanche Buck on April 17, 1921.
Miriam (Mim) attended eight years of rural school and graduated valedictorian from Bridgton Academy in North Bridgton, Maine, in 1939. Her education continued at Farmington State Teachers College where in 1942, she received an Elementary Education Life Time Certificate. She earned a bachelor's degree from Wayne State University in 1957 and a master's degree from Michigan State University in 1965.
Miriam taught in Rangely Lake and Augusta, Maine; for the US Army Special Training Unit at Fort Sheridan, Illinois; at the Carleton School in China Township, Michigan; and at Eddy Elementary in St. Clair, Michigan.
Miriam was a charter member of the Blue Water Lapidary Society that started in 1959. She was president of the local Education Association and led negotiations that resulted in the first contract between teachers and administration. She participated in an adult reading program sponsored by the Mott Foundation in Flint, Michigan. She was an active member in the US Coast Guard Auxiliary for 20 years. She held several appointed offices and was elected to the office of Commander for the Port Huron Flotilla. Additionally, Miriam was a long time member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in St. Clair. She was a Sunday School teacher, served in St. Paul's Guild and Alter Guild, and worked the Thrift Shop and served on the Vestry.
Miriam is preceded in death by her parents, brothers Embert Buck and Lee Buck, sisters Madelyn Buck and Margaret Caswell, and husbands Donn M. Bacon and Albert Chaffee.
She is survived by sisters Myrna Colicchio and Muriel Cote, sons Donn (Mary Lou) Bacon, Kent (Christine) Bacon, and Drin (Lynne) Bacon, 5 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild, many nieces and nephews, and the extended Chaffee family.
Find-a-Grave
St. Clair--Donn M. Bacon, 57, 201 North Riverside Avenue, died May 22 in Port Huron, apparently of a heart attack.
He was born Feb. 14, 1921 in St. Cliar, and he was a lifelong area resident.
He attended St. Clair public schools and Port Huron Junior College. He graduated from Olivert College, where he was class captain of the Phi Alphi Pi fraternity.
Mr. Bacon was the owner and operator of coin-operated laundries in St. Clair and Marysville. He was a former acting postmaster of St. Clair.
Among his civic activities, he was a past chairman of the St. Clair County Library Board, a past president of the the St. Clair Rotary Club and of St. Clair Recreation Inc., a pst member of the former St. Clair School Board, and a former member of the St. Clair Harbor Commission. He was also active in the March of Dimes and Boy Scouts and was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
Mr. Bacon was an Army veteran of World War II.He is survived by three sons, Dorian L. and Donn C. Bacon, both of St. Clair, and D. Kent Bacon of Marysville, and two grandchildren.
Robert Toale and Soms Funeral Home and Palms Menorial Park
Myrna Buck Colicchio of Bradenton, FL and for many years of Littleton, NH, died peacefully on Nov. 2, 2018 at the age of 89. She was born on Dec. 5, 1928 in Harrison, ME to the late Leland S. and Blanche (Haskell) Buck. Myrna had six siblings, two brothers and four sisters. She graduated from Bridgeton Academy in Bridgeton, ME. There she met her first husband, Paul Lynch. They were married in 1947 at the Buck family farm in Harrison, where generations of her family were born and raised. In 1956, she met and married her long term partner and love of her life, Tony Colicchio. They made their home in Littleton, NH.
She was preceded in death by Tony in 2003 and by their son, Ralph Colicchio in 2015.
Myrna fully enjoyed the company of friends and family. Their home on Partridge Lake in Littleton was often the scene of social gatherings. She was a meticulous housekeeper who could also host boisterous neighborhood fish fries and barbecues. Her entrepreneurial spirit led her and Tony to open a pizza shop and also an auto repair shop in Littleton. For many years, Myrna was a bookkeeper at Lawson Granite in Barre, VT. Her support of Tony's early race car career at Thunder Road in Barre in the early 1960s is the stuff of family legends as is her hole-in-one at the Bethlehem New Hampshire Country Club. Upon retiring full-time to Florida, she enjoyed spending time with family and friends, traveling in their RV, reading, a sunny day at the beach, and taking daily long "exercise walks." Throughout her life, Myrna was a quintessential sister. Her sisters, Madelyn, Miriam, Margaret and Muriel were her sisterhood. She cherished their relationship.
Myrna is survived by her sister, Muriel Cote of Farmville, VA; two daughters, Laine Lucenti of Berlin, VT and Kathan Lynch-Leonetti of Chesapeake City, MD; a grandson, Brock Lucenti of Berlin, VT and great grandson, Damien Lucenti.
44630. Dorrold Raymond Haskell
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Dorrold R Haskell
Birth Year: 1927
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: New York
State of Residence: Ohio
County or City: Cuyahoga
Enlistment Date: 25 Aug 1945
Enlistment State: Ohio
Enlistment City: Cleveland
Branch: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Education: 4 years of high school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
____The Tampa Bay Times
November 6, 2007HASKELL, Dorrold Raymond 80, of Spring Hill, formerly of St. Petersburg, passed away Nov. 2, 2007. He was born April 16, 1927, in Niagara Falls, NY, later moving to Cleveland Heights, OH, where he was an Eagle Scout and participated in all high school sports.
He graduated in 1950 from Miami University, Oxford, OH. He served in the Army at the end of WWII in the Germany Occupational Force, in Special Services, where he played basketball and baseball at various military posts, and set up intramural sports for the troops. He worked in the fiance business in Cincinnati, OH, before being transferred to Florida in 1965, where he retired in 1989, after a 35-year personal fiance career. He subsequently moved to Timber Pines to make the most of retiree golf, and added two holes-in-one to his record. He was also a Tennessee Squire #c8642.
Survived by his wife of 58 years, Esther; three children, Mike (Vicki), Ron (Susan), and Linda (Bill) Brown; grandchildren, Kristi (Dave) Ellison, Marci (Brian) Pickett, Clint, Kyle, and Katie; great-grandchildren, Owen Pickett, and Noah Ellison.
Anderson Independent-Mail (SC)
March 11, 2016Anderson, SC: Esther Kamman Haskell, 86, widow of the late, Dorrold R. Haskell, of 3501 Hwy 81 North, passed away March 9, 2016. Born April 18, 1929 in Cincinnati, OH, she was the daughter of the late Howard Louis Frank Kamman and Catherine Rose Dennis Kamman.
She attended Upstate Church of Christ. The way she wanted to be remembered was by the phrase "her needles wove the fabric of her life".
Surviving are her children: Ron and Susan Haskell of Anderson, Mike and Vicki Haskell, and Linda and Bill Brown all of North Carolina; five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, three sisters and two brothers.
44634. Elizabeth Ernestine Fottler
Morris Daily Herald (IL)
October 5, 2006Mrs. Alvin (Elizabeth E. "Betty") Burkhart, 94, of Morris, formerly of Goodfarm Township, died peacefully Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 4, 2006, in Morris Hospital with her loving family at her bedside.
Born March 31, 1912, in Brockton, Mass., she was the daughter of Jacob A. and Ethel E. (Haskel) Fottler. She was educated in Wauwatosa, Wis. schools and graduated from Wauwatosa High School with the Class of 1930. She earned a bachelor's and master's degree in education from LaCrosse State Teacher's College. She earned a degree in library science from Illinois State University in Bloomington.
On Aug. 31, 1940 she married Alvin B. Burkhart at the parsonage of the First Baptist Church in Janesville, Wis. by Rev. Frederick Faringer.
Mrs. Burkhart taught in the Dwight school system from 1937 until her marriage in 1940. She then taught at Goodfarm Grade School, Braceville Grade School, Reddick School System, Verona Grade School, Mazon Grade School and from 1971 until her retirement in 1978 at Gardner Grade School where she also served as the school librarian. She will always be remembered for her pleasant smile and cheerful personality.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Dwight, UM Women and served as a Sunday School teacher, was a 50 year member of Kellogg Chapter of Order of Eastern Star, Grundy County Retired Teacher's Association, Grundy County Historical Society, M-V-K Senior Citizens and served as club secretary, and served on Grundy County Senior Citizen's Council.
Survivors include three daughters, Cheryl (Richard) Esgar, Mazon, Sandra (Larry) Small, Yorkville, and Pamela (Bernard) Bounds, Morris; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband on June 15, 2004; one daughter, Barbara Kraft on Dec. 23, 1991; and five brothers.
The Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL)
December 25, 1991GARDNER - The Funeral Of Barbara S. Kraft, 45, of rural Gardner, an elementary school teacher, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Von Qualen-Harris Funeral Home, Dwight.
The Rev. Richard Giovannetti will officiate. Burial will be in Goodfarm Cemetery, rural Dwight.Mrs. Kraft died at 3:30 p.m. Monday (Dec. 23, 1991) at St. Mary's Hospital, Streator. She had been ill.
She was born Dec. 25, 1945, at Morris, a daughter of Alvin and Elizabeth Fottler Burkhart. She married James H. Kraft Aug. 26, 1967, in Mazon. He survives.
Other survivors include her parents, Morris; one son, Matthew James Kraft, rural Gardner; one daughter, Amy Marie Kraft, rural Gardner; and three sisters, Cheryl Esgar and Pam Bounds, both of Mazon; and Sandy Small, Yorkville.
Mrs. Kraft was educated in Goodfarm Grade School and Mazon High School. She had a bachelor's degree from Illinois State University and a master's degree from Olivet Nazarene University, Kankakee.
She taught 17 years at Goodfarm Grade School and one year at Dwight Grade School.
Mrs. Kraft was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma and Kappa Delta Pi sororities and the Living Faith Community Church, Morris.