QCT -- April 26, 2006. -- DAVENPORT -- Henry W. Kraft, of Davenport, formerly of Dixon, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2006, at ManorCare in Davenport. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 29, 2006, in the Runge Mortuary Chapel. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the mortuary. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
Mr. Kraft was born September 7, 1925, in rural Dixon, Iowa, the son of Herbert and Malanie (Schult) Kraft. On February 22, 1947, he married Ardelle Arp in Davenport, Iowa. He farmed in the Dixon area prior to his retirement. His memberships included Hope Lutheran Church in Dixon and Iowa Nut Growers Association. He loved fishing, woodworking, and growing walnut trees and was an avid Chicago Cubs fan.
Survivors include his wife, Ardelle; children, Charlotte Harksen, Dianne (Howard) Harrington, Kent (Kathleen) Kraft, Joni Grove, and Wendy Kraft (Harvey Thaler); grandchildren, Brent, Matthew, Laurel, Jennifer, Jonathan, Levi, Adam, Daniel, Annamarie and Michael; five great-grandchildren; and a sister, Lucille (H.A.) Kardel. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Susan Zimpleman, in 1979, brother, Richard Kraft, in 1979, and a sister, Arrabelle Meyer, in 2006.
A special thank you from the family goes to the staff of ManorCare and Genesis Hospice Care of VNA.
Mr. Kraft was born September 7, 1925, in rural Dixon, Iowa, the son of Herbert and Malanie (Schult) Kraft. On February 22, 1947, he married Ardelle Arp in Davenport, Iowa. He farmed in the Dixon area prior to his retirement. His memberships included Hope Lutheran Church in Dixon and Iowa Nut Growers Association. He loved fishing, woodworking, and growing walnut trees and was an avid Chicago Cubs fan.
Survivors include his wife, Ardelle; children, Charlotte Harksen, Dianne (Howard) Harrington, Kent (Kathleen) Kraft, Joni Grove, and Wendy Kraft (Harvey Thaler); grandchildren, Brent, Matthew, Laurel, Jennifer, Jonathan, Levi, Adam, Daniel, Annamarie and Michael; five great-grandchildren; and a sister, Lucille (H.A.) Kardel. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Susan Zimpleman, in 1979, brother, Richard Kraft, in 1979, and a sister, Arrabelle Meyer, in 2006.
A special thank you from the family goes to the staff of ManorCare and Genesis Hospice Care of VNA.
QCT -- April 26, 2006. -- DAVENPORT -- Henry W. Kraft, of Davenport, formerly of Dixon, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2006, at ManorCare in Davenport. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 29, 2006, in the Runge Mortuary Chapel. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the mortuary. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
Mr. Kraft was born September 7, 1925, in rural Dixon, Iowa, the son of Herbert and Malanie (Schult) Kraft. On February 22, 1947, he married Ardelle Arp in Davenport, Iowa. He farmed in the Dixon area prior to his retirement. His memberships included Hope Lutheran Church in Dixon and Iowa Nut Growers Association. He loved fishing, woodworking, and growing walnut trees and was an avid Chicago Cubs fan.
Survivors include his wife, Ardelle; children, Charlotte Harksen, Dianne (Howard) Harrington, Kent (Kathleen) Kraft, Joni Grove, and Wendy Kraft (Harvey Thaler); grandchildren, Brent, Matthew, Laurel, Jennifer, Jonathan, Levi, Adam, Daniel, Annamarie and Michael; five great-grandchildren; and a sister, Lucille (H.A.) Kardel. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Susan Zimpleman, in 1979, brother, Richard Kraft, in 1979, and a sister, Arrabelle Meyer, in 2006.
A special thank you from the family goes to the staff of ManorCare and Genesis Hospice Care of VNA.
Mr. Kraft was born September 7, 1925, in rural Dixon, Iowa, the son of Herbert and Malanie (Schult) Kraft. On February 22, 1947, he married Ardelle Arp in Davenport, Iowa. He farmed in the Dixon area prior to his retirement. His memberships included Hope Lutheran Church in Dixon and Iowa Nut Growers Association. He loved fishing, woodworking, and growing walnut trees and was an avid Chicago Cubs fan.
Survivors include his wife, Ardelle; children, Charlotte Harksen, Dianne (Howard) Harrington, Kent (Kathleen) Kraft, Joni Grove, and Wendy Kraft (Harvey Thaler); grandchildren, Brent, Matthew, Laurel, Jennifer, Jonathan, Levi, Adam, Daniel, Annamarie and Michael; five great-grandchildren; and a sister, Lucille (H.A.) Kardel. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Susan Zimpleman, in 1979, brother, Richard Kraft, in 1979, and a sister, Arrabelle Meyer, in 2006.
A special thank you from the family goes to the staff of ManorCare and Genesis Hospice Care of VNA.
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