Rachel Ellen Becraft

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      Sex: F

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Individual Information

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          Birth: 14 Feb 1906 - Warsaw, Kosciusko Co, IN
    Christening: 
          Death: 22 Oct 1977 - Mishawaka, St. Joseph Co, IN
         Burial: 24 Oct 1977 - St Joseph Valley Memorial Park, , St. Joseph Co, IN
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN : 
                 

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Events

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• Census, Federal, 1910 in Clay, Kosciusko Co, IN

Frank A Becraft, age 39y; wife May, age 26y; son Commodore R, age 5y; dau Rachel E, age 4y; dau Martha E, age 3y; mother-in-law Rachel D Shank, age 65y, widowed.

• Census, Federal, 1920 in Kosciusko Co, IN

F A Becraft, age 47y; wife May, age 36y; son Commodore, age 14y; dau Ellen, age 13y; dau Evadana, age 12y; dau Bessie, age 7y; son Lenord, age 1y5m.

• Census, 1930 Census, 1930 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph Co, IN

Ellen R. Becraft age 24 listed as daughter with father Frank A. Becraft age 58, listed as head of house and siblings Bessie A age 18; Leonard J age 11; Luie G age 9; Devon F. age 4 and Marie Z age 4.

• Obituary, South Bend Tribune, 23 Oct 1977

Ellen R. Kronewitter
Feb. 14, 1906 \endash Oct. 22, 1977

South Bend Tribune 10/23/1977

MISHAWAKA \endash Mrs. Ellen R. Kronewitter, 71, of 118 Monmoor, died at 12:30 p.m. Saturday in St. Joseph Hospital, where she had been a patient for three weeks. She became ill shortly before being admitted to the hospital. She was born Feb. 14, 1906 in Warsaw and had lives here for 55 years, coming from Warsaw. She was employed for 21 years at Miles Laboratories in Elkhart, until retiring 10 years ago.



On June 30, 1931 in LaPorte, as Ellen R. Becraft, she married Herman K. Kronewitter, who survices. Also surviving are two sons, Devon of Elkhart and Carl of Mishawaka; a daughter, Mrs. Joseph (Lois) Grotzol of Mishawaka; nine grandchildren; a great-grandchild; two sisters, Mrs. Lawrence Bolin of Mishawaka and Mrs. Luther Young of Urbana, Ind.; and two brothers, Leonard Becraft of Edwardsburg and Louie Becraft of White Pigeon.

Friends may call from 7 to 9 today and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday in the Bubb Funeral Chapel, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Rev. John M. Morris of Gary will officiate, and burial will be in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park. Mrs. Kronewitter was a member of the St. Joseph County Section of the Socialist Labor Party for 46 years.

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Parents

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         Father: Franklin Alexander Becraft
         Mother: May Shank

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Herman K Kronewitter

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Notes

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Birth Notes:

H-9, 33

General:

LDS AFN: 1889-K36