Husband Donald Gordon Becraft [2909]
Born: 31 Aug 1929 - Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States 1
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Died: 19 Dec 1997 - Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States 1
Buried: 23 Dec 1997 - Greenlawn Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen Co, IN 2 3
FamilySearch ID: G9DR-SR6
Find A Grave ID: 68871260
Father: Walter Hudson Becraft [2536] (1882-1956)
Mother: Cecelia Elizabeth Spanley [2662] (1891-1989)
Marriage: 22 Jan 1966 - Allen, Indiana, United States 4
Events
• Soc Sec Num: 306-26-4279.
• Military: US Army, Korea.
• He appeared on the 1930 Census census in 1930 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States. Donald G. Becraft (no age listed) appears with father Walter H. Becraft age 47 head of household; mother Celia Becraft, age 38 and siblings Stella M age 17; Jack F age 16; Ruth E Becraft age 14; Pershing W age 11; Paul B age 9; Wayne L age 7; Gerald S age 6; Robert J age 4; and Thomas E age 3.
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• His obituary was published in The Journal Gazette on 21 Dec 1997. DONALD G. BECRAFT, 68, died Friday at home. A lifelong resident of Fort Wayne, he retired in 1991 after 10 years at Tuthill Pump. He was a Korean War Army veteran.
Surviving are his wife, Betty; two sons, Donald B. Becraft and Michael J. Hitchcock, both of Fort Wayne; two daughters, Marsha A. Hitchcock of Atlanta and Cheryl L. Elder of Fort Wayne; three brothers, Walter P., Nola J. and Richard V., all of Fort Wayne; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Services at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Tom Mungovan Funeral Home, 2221 S. Calhoun St. Calling from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday. Burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Memorials to St. Joseph Catholic Church or to Fort Wayne Hospice, P.O. Box 12869, Fort Wayne, IN 46866. Journal Gazette, The (Fort Wayne, IN) - December 21, 1997.
Wife Betty Jean Cramer [5043]
Born: 28 Jun 1928 - Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States 1
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Died: 16 Nov 2004 - Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States 1
Buried: - Greenlawn Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen Co, IN
FamilySearch ID: GVN2-976
Find A Grave ID: 133314580
Other Spouse: James Edward Hitchcock [13602] (1927-1976)
Events
• Soc Sec Num: 315-26-3786.
• Her obituary was published in the Fort Wayne Newspapers on 19 Nov 2004. BETTY J. BECRAFT, 76, died Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004, 10:02 p.m., at her home. Born in Fort Wayne, she was a lifetime resident. She was a homemaker and member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and Eagles Lodge 248. Surviving are two daughters, Marsha A. Hitchcock of Snellville, Ga., Cheryl L. Elder of Fort Wayne; two sons, Michael J. Hitchcock of South Haven, Miss., Donald B. Becraft of Fort Wayne; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald G. in 1997; daughter, Patricia Marie; grandchildren, Damieon and Leigh; three great-grandchildren, Kyle, Amber and Barron; and three brothers. Memorial service is 11 a.m. Saturday at Tom Mungovan Funeral Home, 2221 S. Calhoun St., with calling from 9 to 11 a.m. Preferred memorials to Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana, 5910 Homestead Rd., Fort Wayne.
Published in the Fort Wayne Newspapers on 11/19/2004.
Children
1 M Donald B. Becraft [5044] (details suppressed for this person)
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General Notes: Husband - Donald Gordon Becraft
He has 3 stepchildren Michael Hitchcock, Marsha Hitchcock and Cheryl Elder.
Death Notes: Wife - Betty Jean Cramer
10:02 pm, at her home.
Burial Notes: Wife - Betty Jean Cramer
Plot Garden of the Cross Block 18