CRAFT, Herman F.

CRAFT, MERRIMAN, BARNHOUSE, FORTIN, STASO, GRAY, COSIANO, BURGESS, CAMPBELL, HUNT, RICE

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 6/20/2018 at 23:13:10

Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
May 16, 2018

OBITUARY ~ HERMAN F. CRAFT
September 14, 1952 ~ May 08, 2018

Herman F. Craft, son of George and Charlotte (Merriman) Craft, was born September 14, 1952 in Painesville, Ohio. Herman grew up at Painesville and graduated from high school. Herman entered the U.S. Air Force and served his country as a Jet Engine Mechanic. Because of his time in the Air Force, Herman and his family lived in Pensacola, Florida and Las Vegas, NV. Due to a work-related accident, Herman retired after 14 years of service. They returned to Ohio where he lived for most of the remainder of his life. Herman married Patti Barnhouse and there were three children born: Melissa, Faith, and Wayne. They later divorced.

Herman had a love for racing and was a great fan of Rusty Wallace. He raced at the Painesville Speedway in the late 1980’s. He loved football and the Cleveland Browns; baseball and the Cleveland Indians; and fishing.

Herman came to Mount Ayr, Iowa in 2016 to live with his daughter and her family. He passed away unexpectedly on May 8, 2018.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two siblings, Wanda Fortin and Bob Craft.

Those left to cherish and share his memory include daughter Melissa (Ron) Craft-Staso and grandchildren Travis Cosiano and January (Stephen) Gray; daughter Faith (Michael) Burgess and grandchildren Anthony, Dylan and Hunter Campbell; son Wayne Craft and grandchildren Kassandra Craft, Shannin Craft, Kyle Hunt, Mason Craft; former wife Patti Craft; siblings Donna Rice and David Craft; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Visitation was May 11, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Armstrong Funeral Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa. Services was Friday, May 11, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at the Armstrong Funeral Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa. Special song was “Daddy’s Hands”.

Military honors by U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Unit and Ringgold Post #172 – American Legion.

Honorary casket bearers were Travis Cosiano, Anthony Campbell, Dylan Campbell and Hunter Campbell

Memorials are to Dementia Society of America, PO Box 600, Doylestown, PA 18901, www.dementiasociety.org.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, June of 2018

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