Steve Kraft
[February
21, 2014]
LINCOLN —
Steve M. Kraft, 32, died Thursday, Feb. 20,
2014, at 2:08 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
(Below is a copy of
the obituary from the funeral home.)
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Lincoln -- Steven M. Kraft, 32, of Lincoln, died on
Thursday, February 20, 2014, at 2:08 a.m. at Abraham
Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
Visitation for Steve will be on Sunday, February 23,
2014, from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at Peasley
Funeral Home in Lincoln. A Rosary Service will be
held at 1:45 p.m. Sunday at Peasley Funeral Home
prior to the visitation. Additional visitation time
will be held from 9:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. on
Monday at St. Jude Catholic Church in Peoria.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday,
February 24, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Jude
Catholic Church on 10811 N. Knoxville Road in
Peoria. Rev. Patrick Henehan and Rev. Jeffrey Laible
will officiate.
Burial will be in St. Mary of Wood Cemetery in
Princeville.
Steven M. Kraft was born November 30, 1981, at OSF
St. Francis Hospital in Peoria, the son of William
D. and Carolyn Monser Kraft. He was united in
marriage to Katie Maholovich on April 5, 2008.
Steve is survived by his wife, Katie; their sons,
Lucas and Liam; his parents, William and Carolyn;
one sister, Susan (Kris) Spaulding of Bloomington;
two brothers, David Kraft of Urbana and Joseph
(Rachel) Kraft of Georgetown, Texas; and his German
"brother" Udo Pross of Germany.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents.
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Steve is a 2000 graduate of Dunlap High School and a
2004 graduate of the University of Illinois.
He was currently working for the State of Illinois
Department of Revenue and had previously worked for
State Bank of Lincoln. He was a member of Holy
Family Church in Lincoln and a 4th Degree Knight in
the Knights of Columbus Council #1250.
Steve was an aspiring author.
He loved being a husband to Katie and father to
Lucas and Liam. He brought such incredible joy and
humor to his family and friends.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the
Lucas and Liam Kraft Education Fund at State Bank of
Lincoln.
Final arrangements are entrusted with Peasley
Funeral Home of Lincoln.
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