Magdaline "Maggie" Kraft Obituary (1921

Magdaline "Maggie" Kraft, 96, Mandan, North Dakota, passed away Saturday, December 23, 2017 at Sunset Drive a Prospera Community, Mandan. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday, December 29, 2017, at St. Philomena Catholic Church, Selfridge, North Dakota with Fr. John Paul Gardner officiating. Visitation is scheduled for 5-7:00 PM, with a Vigil/Rosary service at 7:00 PM, Thursday, December 28, 2017 at DaWise-Perry Funeral Services, Mandan. Visitation continues one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in St. Philomena Cemetery, Selfridge, North Dakota. Maggie was born September 16, 1921, to Ferdinend and Magdalena (Richter) Mosset on a farm west of Selfridge, North Dakota, where she was raised and educated. She had 10 brothers and sisters. Maggie was married to John Kraft Sr. in Selfridge and together they had 15 children. She worked at the Selfridge Schools as a cook, and at the Wishing Well. She was a baker and loved to crochet. She is survived by three daughters, Marlene Hoffman, Mandan, Mary (Ron) Bethke, Mandan, Shirley (Dean) Harrington, Bismarck; five sons, James (Helen), and Donald (Karen), all of Belvidere, Illinois, Tom (Char), Mandan, Gary, Kona Kaulia, Hawaii, Butch, Mandan; daughter-in-law, Shirley Kraft; son-in-law, Nick Wead; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Maggie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband John in 1992; seven sisters; and two brothers; two daughters, Linda Wead, and Sandy Hass; five sons and daughter-in-law, Roger (Jen), Charles, Larry, John, John Jr; sons-in-law, Al, and Bob; three grandchildren.