Kracht, Stanley Dean (1935 - 2022)

KRACHT, FINLEY, BASSETT, BORKOWSKI, BOECK, MAGDEN, BROWNLEE, SAUNDERS

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 11/22/2022 at 18:59:03

Name of deceased: Stanley Dean Kracht

Aged: 87 yrs, 9 mo, 4 days

Residence: Denison, Craford County, IA

Born: Feb. 12, 1935; rural Denison, Crawford County, IA

Died: Nov. 16, 2022; St. Croix Hospice, Reed Place Assisted Living, Denison, Crawford County, IA

Funeral services: Mon, Nov 21, 2022; Zion Lutheran Church, Denison, IA; burial with military honors was in Crawford Heights Memory Gardens, Denison, IA

Survived by: Daughters, Valerie (spouse, Tom) Finley of Johnston, IA and Treva Bassett of Waukee, IA; grandchildren, Jason (spouse, Bianca) Finley of Altoona, IA, Michael (spouse, Megan) Finley of Altoona, IA, Thomas (spouse, Jagu) Bassett of Champaign, IL, and Jasmine Bassett of Chicago, IL; great-grandchildren, Ryan, Benjamin, Jonathan, Aiyana and Avyan; siblings, Roberta Borkowski of Irwin, IA and Marsha Kracht of Denison, IA; special friend, Sandra Kelley of Harlan, IA; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Orval and Helen (nee Boeck) Kracht; siblings, Peggy (and spouse, James) Magden, Sandra (and spouse, Jerry) Brownlee, and Richard Kracht; brother-in-law, Gene Borkowski

Education: Attended Denison (IA) Community Schools; graduated with the class of 1954

Religious affiliation: Baptized and confirmed his faith in 1951 at Zion Lutheran Church, Denison, IA; was an active and life-long member of Zion Lutheran Church and served various terms on the church board

Military service: Enlisted in the U. S. Army on Dec. 8, 1954 and attended basic training at Fort Bliss, TX; was a vehicle mechanic at Fort Benning, GA for 2 years; honorably discharged on Dec. 7, 1956

Marriage: Beverly Saunders; July 15, 1955; Jackson, MN

Employment: Stan worked with his father for 15 years in the auto repair business, naming their shop Kracht Body Shop. He then opened his own auto repair shop, Stan's Body and Glass. Later, he entered the used car business and changed the name to Stan's Auto Sales. Stan continued to work part time until 2017.

Hobbies/Interests: Member, American Legion Post 8 in Denison, IA; enjoyed traveling, camping, hunting, golfing, and "puttering around the shop." Was an avid supporter of his grandchildren's activities.

Sources: knodfm.com; huebnerfuneralhome.com