Dean Cracraft 1930-2022
EDINBURG, Pa. — Dean Cracraft, 92, passed away at his Edinburg home on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022.
Dean was born Jan. 28, 1930, in North Beaver Township, the son of the late Jedd and Emma Lago Cracraft.
He was a 1948 graduate of Bessemer High School and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He was a journeyman carpenter by trade and a member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Poland, Ohio. Dean enjoyed fishing, hunting and gardening, along with woodworking.
Dean is survived by his children, Larry (Cynthia) Cracraft, Deanna (Ernest) Silvers, Gerald Cracraft, Rebecca (Stephen) Luthern and Phillip Cracraft; and five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, Dean was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara (Michalak) Cracraft, whom he married Feb. 26, 1955, and who died Nov. 18, 2013; two brothers, Donald and Kenneth; and a sister, Norma Jean Schrecengost.
Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Poland, followed by a service at noon, also at the church. Burial will be in Lake Park Cemetery.
In place of flowers, donations can be made to Prince of Peace Lutheran Church and the Salvation Army.
Arrangements are by the Terry Cunningham Funeral Home in Bessemer, Pa.
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