Iva P. Craig, age 79, of Whitefish, MO., died on Tuesday, June 6, 2000 at North Valley Hospital, Whitefish, MO. She was born on March 8, 1921, in Ripon, WI, the daughter of the late August and Meta (Thiel) Raasch.
She married Harold (Pinky) Craig on
June 26, 1954, where they resided in Rush
Lake, WI, all their life before moving to
Whitefish, Montana the past 6 months.
Following her education with the Ripon
Public Schools, she later worked at Speed
Queen in her younger years, and then for the
Ripon Public Schools system as a cook, and
with her husband doing maintenance for the
Wayside School before retiring.
She is survived by her husband, Harold, 3 children: Garry (Deanna) Gehrke of Ripon, WI, Wayne (Sandy) Gehrke of Green Bay, WI, and Jan (Will) Hendrix of Whitefish, MO., 5 grandchildren: Tricia Gehrke of Oshkosh, WI, Nicole (Mark) Goolsbey of Green Bay, WI, Rebecca Gehrke of Oshkosh, WI, Carly and Libby Hendnx of Whitefish, MO., 2 step-grandchildren: Pamala (Randy) Dykstra of Dalton, WI and Renee (Richard) Nighbor of Berlin, WI., 2 great grandchildren and 5 great step- grandchildren, 2 sisters: Alma Lynch of Markesan, WI and Dora Haglund of Pewaukee, WI, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and a great step-grandson.
Private graveside services where held at Nepeuskun Town Cemetery on Thursday, June
15, 2000.
She will be missed dearly by all who cared.
Butzin-Marchant Funeral Home, Ripon assisted locally.