Craun, Doris Marie Mrs. Charle 'Jerry' 1917-2011

CRAUN, HORSTMANN, ANDERSEN

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 8/30/2011 at 09:14:31

DORIS MARIE CRAUN
BORN: June 12, 1917, Gaza, Iowa
PASSED AWAY: August 24, 2011, Spirit Lake, Iowa
AGE: 94 years 2 months 12 days
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: Saturday, September 3, 2011
East Lawn Cemetery; Sheldon, Iowa
FINAL RESTING PLACE
East Lawn Cemetery, Sheldon, Iowa
Arrangements: Vander Ploeg Funeral Home, Sheldon, Iowa
Doris Marie Craun, the daughter of John and Sophie (Horstmann) Andersen, was born June 12, 1917 in Gaza, Iowa. She attended Primghar High School and graduated in 1936. She was united in marriage to Charles "Jerry" Craun on September 25, 1938. After their marriage the couple settled in Sheldon, where they were the owners of Craun’s Grocery, which they operated until their retirement in 1976. The couple then moved to their lake home on East Okoboji, where they enjoyed over thirty years of fishing and entertaining loving neighbors, friends and family. In October of 2004, Doris became a resident of Hilltop Care Center in Spirit Lake. She passed away at the care center on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 reaching the age of 94 years, 2 months and 12 days.
While in Sheldon, Doris enjoyed bowling, playing cards, golfing, fishing, going to auctions, working on crafts, and painting. She was the life of any party. After retiring she and Jerry would spend part of the winter in Del Mar, California. She especially loved to play and spend time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was also a member of the Eastern Star.
Doris is survived by her three children, Julie and husband, Kern Kenyon of Del Mar, California; John and wife, Caroline Craun of Kansas City, Missouri and Rebecca and husband, Jack Welle of Milford, Iowa; also seven adoring grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren; along with other relatives and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry, daughter-in-law, LoRae Craun; infant grandson, Gregory Kenyon; her parents; two sisters and one brother.
Source: Vander Ploeg Funeral Home, Sheldon, IA. obit.