Bernice B. Kraft, 94
Published 9:29 am Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Bernice B. Kraft, 94, of Austin, Minnesota, died Saturday, May 30, 2015, at her home at the Primrose Retirement Community in Austin.
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Bernice Bertha Tiedemann was born Jan. 20, 1921, in Dexter, Minnesota, the daughter of Fred and Martha (Gerasch) Tiedemann. She graduated from Elkton High School in 1939 and married Raymond W. Kraft on Oct. 6, 1940, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Dexter Township.
The Krafts lived and farmed north of Rose Creek where they raised miniature horses, peacocks and exotic pheasants. Bernice loved to garden on the farm and was an amazing cook and baker. In 2001, they moved to Austin. Among her hobbies, Bernice enjoyed painting, ceramics and crocheting. Ray and Bernice enjoyed square dancing. They traveled over the years, taking trips to Alaska, Switzerland and Scandinavia. She also had a great interest in genealogy and spent a lot of time working on the Tiedemann and Kraft family histories. Bernice was a member of Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Ray in 2008; two brothers; one sister; granddaughter, Amanda Kasel; and great grandchildren: Braden Holst and Jackson Howard.
Bernice is survived by her children: Ronald and Bobbi Kraft, Austin, Minnesota, Barbara Tevis, Spokane Valley, Washington, Darrell and Barbara Kraft, Austin, Minnesota, Curtis and Beth Kraft, Rochester, Minnesota, Eunice and Chuck Wesely, Austin, Minnesota, Marsha and Mike Davey, Otsego, Minnesota; 13 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren, one great-great-granddaughter; sister, Mildred Enright, Austin, Minnesota; brother-in-law and sister-in-law: Vernon and Nyla Kraft, Pipestone, Minnesota; nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 5, 2015, at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, 2103 4th Street SW, with Pastor David Fleischmann officiating. Interment will be at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be at Clasen-Jordan Mortuary from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday and at the church for one hour before the service on Friday morning. Memorials may be directed to the Mayo Health Systems — Austin, Hospice Program.