Adeline Anna Kraft, 92, Bismarck, formerly of Strasburg, passed away Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, in the Linton Hospital, Linton. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, at Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, with Msgr. Thomas Richter officiating. Burial will be in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan.
Adeline was born Dec. 31, 1924, at Strasburg, to Egidi and Anna (Zacher) Keller. She was raised and educated in Strasburg, where she graduated from high school in 1942. She served as a U.S. Cadet Nurse while in nurses training, and earned her RN Degree from St. Alexius Nursing School in 1946.
Adeline married Alexander "Al" Kraft on Feb. 25, 1946, in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Bismarck. They moved to Fargo where she assumed the duties of Cass County Public Health Nurse, while Al attended the AC University now known as NDSU. Later they moved to the Bismarck-Mandan area where she did public health nursing for Burleigh County. Adeline worked for St. Alexius Hospital for many years. She organized a blood bank and operated it for two years in Bismarck. She also assisted her husband–assuming the bookwork and gofer duties.
Adeline enjoyed quilting, crossword puzzles, reading, hunting, and fishing. Swimming was very important to her, and she swam five days a week for 40 years and participated in exercise classes all her life.
She is survived by her husband, Al; two daughters, Alix (Ron) Kettleson, Milwaukee, Wis., and Linda (Joe) Smith, Ramsey, Minn.; two sons, Dennis (Linda) Kraft, Hill City, S.D., and Gary (Diann) Kraft, Bismarck; one son-in-law, Frank Giunta, Rockwall, Texas; two sisters, Ramona (Jerry) Kelsh, Fulerton, and Bernadine Hetzler, Mandan; six brothers, Wynn Keller, Mandan, August (Irene) Keller, Plano, Texas, Charles (Dessi) Keller, Plano, Texas, Pius (Arlene) Keller, Bismarck, Daniel (Marylin) Keller, Bismarck, and Leon Keller, N.M.; nine grandchildren, Scott (Carla) Kraft, Nick (Janice) Kraft, Kristin (Aaron) Kettleson, Tom Kettleson, Kelly (Justin) Griffin, Jordon Giunta, Jacki Giunta, Justin (Sara) Kraft, and Travis (Imabelle) Kraft; six great-grandchildren, Alexis, Gabrial, Cody, Aaron, Stephanie, and Gus; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Adeline was preceded in death by her parents, daughter, Bonnie Giunta; grandson, Jennings Kettleson; two sisters, Anna and Geneva Keller; three brothers, Raymond, Eugene, and Eustachias; and sisters-in-law, Alice Keller and Marilynne Keller.
Adeline was born Dec. 31, 1924, at Strasburg, to Egidi and Anna (Zacher) Keller. She was raised and educated in Strasburg, where she graduated from high school in 1942. She served as a U.S. Cadet Nurse while in nurses training, and earned her RN Degree from St. Alexius Nursing School in 1946.
Adeline married Alexander "Al" Kraft on Feb. 25, 1946, in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Bismarck. They moved to Fargo where she assumed the duties of Cass County Public Health Nurse, while Al attended the AC University now known as NDSU. Later they moved to the Bismarck-Mandan area where she did public health nursing for Burleigh County. Adeline worked for St. Alexius Hospital for many years. She organized a blood bank and operated it for two years in Bismarck. She also assisted her husband–assuming the bookwork and gofer duties.
Adeline enjoyed quilting, crossword puzzles, reading, hunting, and fishing. Swimming was very important to her, and she swam five days a week for 40 years and participated in exercise classes all her life.
She is survived by her husband, Al; two daughters, Alix (Ron) Kettleson, Milwaukee, Wis., and Linda (Joe) Smith, Ramsey, Minn.; two sons, Dennis (Linda) Kraft, Hill City, S.D., and Gary (Diann) Kraft, Bismarck; one son-in-law, Frank Giunta, Rockwall, Texas; two sisters, Ramona (Jerry) Kelsh, Fulerton, and Bernadine Hetzler, Mandan; six brothers, Wynn Keller, Mandan, August (Irene) Keller, Plano, Texas, Charles (Dessi) Keller, Plano, Texas, Pius (Arlene) Keller, Bismarck, Daniel (Marylin) Keller, Bismarck, and Leon Keller, N.M.; nine grandchildren, Scott (Carla) Kraft, Nick (Janice) Kraft, Kristin (Aaron) Kettleson, Tom Kettleson, Kelly (Justin) Griffin, Jordon Giunta, Jacki Giunta, Justin (Sara) Kraft, and Travis (Imabelle) Kraft; six great-grandchildren, Alexis, Gabrial, Cody, Aaron, Stephanie, and Gus; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Adeline was preceded in death by her parents, daughter, Bonnie Giunta; grandson, Jennings Kettleson; two sisters, Anna and Geneva Keller; three brothers, Raymond, Eugene, and Eustachias; and sisters-in-law, Alice Keller and Marilynne Keller.
Adeline Anna Kraft, 92, Bismarck, formerly of Strasburg, passed away Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, in the Linton Hospital, Linton. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, at Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, with Msgr. Thomas Richter officiating. Burial will be in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan.
Adeline was born Dec. 31, 1924, at Strasburg, to Egidi and Anna (Zacher) Keller. She was raised and educated in Strasburg, where she graduated from high school in 1942. She served as a U.S. Cadet Nurse while in nurses training, and earned her RN Degree from St. Alexius Nursing School in 1946.
Adeline married Alexander "Al" Kraft on Feb. 25, 1946, in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Bismarck. They moved to Fargo where she assumed the duties of Cass County Public Health Nurse, while Al attended the AC University now known as NDSU. Later they moved to the Bismarck-Mandan area where she did public health nursing for Burleigh County. Adeline worked for St. Alexius Hospital for many years. She organized a blood bank and operated it for two years in Bismarck. She also assisted her husband–assuming the bookwork and gofer duties.
Adeline enjoyed quilting, crossword puzzles, reading, hunting, and fishing. Swimming was very important to her, and she swam five days a week for 40 years and participated in exercise classes all her life.
She is survived by her husband, Al; two daughters, Alix (Ron) Kettleson, Milwaukee, Wis., and Linda (Joe) Smith, Ramsey, Minn.; two sons, Dennis (Linda) Kraft, Hill City, S.D., and Gary (Diann) Kraft, Bismarck; one son-in-law, Frank Giunta, Rockwall, Texas; two sisters, Ramona (Jerry) Kelsh, Fulerton, and Bernadine Hetzler, Mandan; six brothers, Wynn Keller, Mandan, August (Irene) Keller, Plano, Texas, Charles (Dessi) Keller, Plano, Texas, Pius (Arlene) Keller, Bismarck, Daniel (Marylin) Keller, Bismarck, and Leon Keller, N.M.; nine grandchildren, Scott (Carla) Kraft, Nick (Janice) Kraft, Kristin (Aaron) Kettleson, Tom Kettleson, Kelly (Justin) Griffin, Jordon Giunta, Jacki Giunta, Justin (Sara) Kraft, and Travis (Imabelle) Kraft; six great-grandchildren, Alexis, Gabrial, Cody, Aaron, Stephanie, and Gus; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Adeline was preceded in death by her parents, daughter, Bonnie Giunta; grandson, Jennings Kettleson; two sisters, Anna and Geneva Keller; three brothers, Raymond, Eugene, and Eustachias; and sisters-in-law, Alice Keller and Marilynne Keller.
Adeline was born Dec. 31, 1924, at Strasburg, to Egidi and Anna (Zacher) Keller. She was raised and educated in Strasburg, where she graduated from high school in 1942. She served as a U.S. Cadet Nurse while in nurses training, and earned her RN Degree from St. Alexius Nursing School in 1946.
Adeline married Alexander "Al" Kraft on Feb. 25, 1946, in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Bismarck. They moved to Fargo where she assumed the duties of Cass County Public Health Nurse, while Al attended the AC University now known as NDSU. Later they moved to the Bismarck-Mandan area where she did public health nursing for Burleigh County. Adeline worked for St. Alexius Hospital for many years. She organized a blood bank and operated it for two years in Bismarck. She also assisted her husband–assuming the bookwork and gofer duties.
Adeline enjoyed quilting, crossword puzzles, reading, hunting, and fishing. Swimming was very important to her, and she swam five days a week for 40 years and participated in exercise classes all her life.
She is survived by her husband, Al; two daughters, Alix (Ron) Kettleson, Milwaukee, Wis., and Linda (Joe) Smith, Ramsey, Minn.; two sons, Dennis (Linda) Kraft, Hill City, S.D., and Gary (Diann) Kraft, Bismarck; one son-in-law, Frank Giunta, Rockwall, Texas; two sisters, Ramona (Jerry) Kelsh, Fulerton, and Bernadine Hetzler, Mandan; six brothers, Wynn Keller, Mandan, August (Irene) Keller, Plano, Texas, Charles (Dessi) Keller, Plano, Texas, Pius (Arlene) Keller, Bismarck, Daniel (Marylin) Keller, Bismarck, and Leon Keller, N.M.; nine grandchildren, Scott (Carla) Kraft, Nick (Janice) Kraft, Kristin (Aaron) Kettleson, Tom Kettleson, Kelly (Justin) Griffin, Jordon Giunta, Jacki Giunta, Justin (Sara) Kraft, and Travis (Imabelle) Kraft; six great-grandchildren, Alexis, Gabrial, Cody, Aaron, Stephanie, and Gus; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Adeline was preceded in death by her parents, daughter, Bonnie Giunta; grandson, Jennings Kettleson; two sisters, Anna and Geneva Keller; three brothers, Raymond, Eugene, and Eustachias; and sisters-in-law, Alice Keller and Marilynne Keller.
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