Albert Kraft served and was injured in World War I. Details of his service record are as follows:
Name: Albert J. Craft Serial Number: 3532318 Race: W
Residence: R. F. D. 1, Caldwell, O. Enlistment Division: National Army
Enlistment Location: Caldwell, O. Enlistment Date: 22 Jul 1918
Birth Place: Caldwell, O. Birth Date / Age: 22 Dec 1892
Assigns Comment: 158 Depot Brigade to Discharge Private
Honorable discharge 23 Aug 1918. Surgeon's Certificate of Disability 100% disabled.His name (Albert J. Craft) appeared in The Zanesville Times Recorder on 12 Mar 1930 in a list of disabled veterans who failed to file claims for government relief.
Obituary:
ALBERT J. KRAFT, age 89, of 3251 Maplegrove Ave. NE Louisville,
passed away at Timken Mercy Medical Center, Saturday afternoon
[3 Oct 1982], following a long illness. Born in Noble County, Dec 22
1892 to the late Edward and Mary Noll Kraft, he was a retired farmer
and saw mill operator. He lived in the Louisville area since 1967 and
was a member of St. Louis Catholic Church.
He is survived by his wife, Milda (Hupp) of the home; two daughters,
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Crum of Louisville and Mrs. James (Norma) Miller of
North Versailles, Pa.; one son, William E. of Pittsburgh, Pa.; 12 grandchildren
and 12 great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held Wednesday at 11 AM in St. Louis
Church with burial in the church cemetery. Calling hours were Tuesday at
the Paquelet Funeral Home.
Midlred Craft was living in Fulda in 1947, according to her mother's obituary.
Obituary:
Mrs. Milda C. Kraft, age 92, of 3251 Maplegrove Ave. NE, Louisville passed away Tuesday [30 Aug 1988] at Timken Mercy Medical Center following a short illness. Born in Noble County, Ohio January 31, 1896, she lived in the Louisville area for the last 20 years. She was a member of St. Louis Catholic Church.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth (Betty) Crum of Louisville and Mrs. Norma Miller of North Versailles, PA, one son, William E. Kraft of Pittsburgh, PA, 12 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband Albert in 1982.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held Friday at 10 a.m. in St. Louis Catholic Church with burial in the church cemetery. Calling hours were at the Paquelet Funeral Home were on Thursday.
Attended Fulda School in the late 1950s and early 60s.
The following appeared in The Zanesville (OH) Signal newspaper on June 11, 1937: WEDDING DANCE A wedding dance will be given Tuesday evening in honor of Miss Virginia
Heese (sic - Hesse), Clarksburg, W. Va., and Raymond Crum, Carlisle, who
will be united in marriage that morning at the Immaculate Conception church,
Clarksburg, W. Va. They will motor to Carlisle for the dance in the evening.
Obituary:
SUMMERFIELD - Raymond J. Crum, 80, of 24450 State Route 78,
Summerfield, died at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan 24, 1987 at Guernsey Memorial
Hospital following an apparent heart attack. He was born July 23, 1906 at his
present residence in Noble County, son of George and Gertrude Ritterbeck Crum.
Mr. Crum was a lifelong farmer and member of St. Michael’s Catholic church
in Carlisle a member of the Holy Name Society of the church and a life member
of the Carlisle Grange.
Surviving are his wife, Virginia Hesse Crum, whom he married June 15, 1937;
four sons, John of Cardington, Ray of Caldwell Route 3, Ronald of Caldwell Route
4, and Steven of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Glen (Gertrude) Burkhart of Norwich
and Mrs. Larry (Genevieve ) Shafer of Caldwell Route 4; one brother, Louis Crum of
Texas, one sister Edna Haren of Woodsfield; and 12 grandchildren. Friends may call 2
to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Neff-Brubach Funeral Home in Summerfield.
Sergis Michel graduated from Caldwell high school in 1943.
The following wedding announcement appeared in The Zanesville (OH) Signal on Nov 7, 1948L YONTZ-MICHEL Miss Bertha Yontz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Yontz of Lewisville, and Sergis Michel, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Michel of near Caldwell were married
October 30, in St. Jospeh's Catholic church at Burkhart.
Until her marriage the bride was employed at the Ohio
Bell Telephone company here. Rev. Father Joseph Finan heard the single ring vows.
The altar was arranged with pink and white chrysanthe-
mums. Mr. and Mrs. Regis Michel, brother of the bride-
groom and sister of the bride, were attendants for the
couple. The bride wore a gown of slipper satin fashioned with
a high neckline, long sleeves and a full skirt ending in a
cathedral train. Her fingertip veil of illusion fell from a tiara
trimmed with seed pearls. She carried a bouquet of red
and white roses with white satin shower. Mrs. Michel's gown was of blue marquisette styled with
a full skirt. The bodice featured a sweetheart neckline. She
wore a blue half hat with circular veil and carried a bouquet
of pink roses. Ushers were Raphael Yontz and Rupert Michel. Following the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served
at the home of the bride's parents. The new Mrs. Michel is a graduate of Lewisville high
school. Her husband is a graduate of Caldwell high school
and a veteran of World War II. He is associated with his
father in farming.