Charles R. KRAIGER

Charles R. KRAIGER

Male 1911 - 1994  (82 years)

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  • Name Charles R. KRAIGER 
    • Find A Grave - Maintained by: Sandy Vandertol
      Originally Created by: Violet


      The History of Van Buren County, Michigan, 1982 CHARLES KRAIGER(BANGOR) Charles Kraiger was born January 30, 1911 on a farm in Bangor Township to Amos and Kittie (Trim) Kraiger. Paternal grandparents were Charles and Mary Jane Jackson Kraiger and maternal grandparents were M. D. and Sophia (Bishop) Trim. Charles and Mary Jane Kraiger came to Bangor Township from New York State.Amos and Kittie Kraiger had two daughters, Mary and Dorothy and two sons, M. D. and Charles. Charles attended Johnstown Rural School the first eight years and Bangor High School for three years. He had to drop out of school to help with the work on the farm. While in high school, he was on the agriculture judging team.Charles married Leona Crapo on February 1, 1930 at South Bend, Indiana.Leona was born on a farm in Arlington Township October 8, 1912 to Benjamin J. and Lovicie A. (Nichols) Crapo. Ben Crapo was born in a log cabin south of Bangor in Heath District. His parents, Frank and Rose Crapo moved to Kearney, Nebraska when Ben and his sister Laura were very young. Then Mabel, Edith and Edna were born in Nebraska. Ben and George Hunt left Nebraska at eighteen years of age, traveling in a covered wagon back to Bangor bringing with them several horses for resale here.Leona attended Decatur School until the third grade, and then moved back to Arlington Township and attended Heath District Rural School. She attended Bangor High School for a half year.Charles and Leona had two sons, Kenneth and Kirk; also two daughters, Janet and Ardith. Kenneth married Joyce Queen from Benton Harbor, Michigan. They have three children: Valorie, Kenneth Jr. and Rockne. Kirk married Clorinda Arace from Florida and has one daughter, Terra Jevon. Janet married David Manspeaker Jr. from Bangor and they have two children, Deborah Marene and David Russell. Ardith married Kenneth Russell from Hartford Township. They have four sons: Kennon Lane, Keith Loren, Kyle Lawrence and Kip Lance. There are five great grandchildren in the family.Charles and Leona have been engaged in general farming, raising mink and blueberry farming. They were sales representatives and unit sales leaders for Stanley Home Products for 15 years. They won a new car and several trips through their high sales.Charles is a member of the Masonic Lodge, Coloma 162, the Scottish Rites and was a member of the Southwestern Michigan Trappers Association. His hobbies were raising Black Labrador and Cocker Spaniel puppies, fishing, hunting and trapping. He also refinishes furniture.Leona was a member of the Eastern Star in Coloma, a member of the Methodist Church for 25 years. She is now a member of the Bangor Church of Christ. Leona is also a member of the Lake Van Auken Pleasure Club. Her hobbies are crocheting, crewel embroidery, needlepoint, golf, canning, cooking, raising houseplants, reading and is very interested in family histories.Charles and Leona have a cabin at Eleanor Lake near Brethren, Michigan that they enjoy in the summer, and a home in Port Charlotte, Florida. They have done quite a lot of traveling around in the United States and Canada.
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    Birth 30 Jun 1911  Bangor, Van Buren Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 10 Apr 1994  Hartford, Van Buren Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial North Shore Memory Gardens, Coloma, Berrien Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I79681  Main Tree
    Last Modified 1 Nov 2015 

    Family Leona Marene CRAPO,   b. 8 Oct 1912, Bangor, Van Buren Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Nov 1984, Memorial Hospital, Saint Joseph, Berrien Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 1 Feb 1930  South Bend, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F32074  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Nov 2015 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Apr 1994 - Hartford, Van Buren Co., Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - North Shore Memory gardens, Coloma, Berrien Co., Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Charles R. Kraiger and Leona M. Crapo Headstone
    Charles R. Kraiger and Leona M. Crapo Headstone
    Charles R. Kraiger and his wife, Leona M. Crapo, daughter of Benjamin J. Crapo and Lovicie Nichols, are buried in the North Shore Memory Gardens in Coloma, Berrien Co., Michigan.

    Maintained by: Sandy Vandertol
    Originally Created by: Violet

  • Sources 
    1. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    2. [S01818] Ancestry.com: Social Security Death Index.