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 Ronald
Lee Craig
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[May 09, 2020]
LINCOLN
- Ronald Lee Craig, 75, passed away on April 27, 2020
at 7:20 PM, at St. John’s Hospital, Springfield.
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Service:
Private family graveside services at Camp Butler
National Cemetery will be held.
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Ronald Lee Craig, 75, passed away on
April 27, 2020 at 7:20 PM, at St. John’s Hospital,
Springfield.
Ronald Lee Craig was born on January 15, 1945 in
Lincoln at the Deaconess Hospital. Son of Governor
Goble and Cleo (Hunter) Craig. He married Marilyn
Fink on April 2, 1967 in Lincoln. She survives him.
Also surviving him is his son Miles (Angela) Craig
of Lincoln; grandchildren Piper Craig and Hunter
Craig; brothers Richard (Gloria) of Beason, Larry
(Penney) of Lawndale, Eddie (Vicky) of Atlanta;
mother-in-law Joyce of Beason; several nieces and
nephews and great nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother
Gaylord Craig, sister Pat Snyder; sister-in-law
Donna Craig; father-in-law Dale Fink; brother-in-law
Gregg Fink; one niece.
He was a Vietnam Veteran; he served
as a gunner and crew chief on helicopters and has
three purple hearts and several other medals. |
He worked for PPG before going into
the Army. After returning from Vietnam he was
stationed at Hunter Army Air Force Base in Savannah,
Ga. When he returned to Lincoln, he worked at Albert
Bros. Construction and helped build many houses in
Lincoln including three of his own. He also enjoyed
bartending and cooking at the old Hotel Lincoln on
weekends. He then went to work for Memorial Medical
Hospital. After retiring from there he worked at
Lincoln College as Director of Operations.
He has his own business called Craig’s Classics in
which he specialized in buying and selling carousel
horses, slot machines, pedal cars, beveled glass,
and other unique items.
Ron had a gift of being very artistic. He also
enjoyed organizing fund raisers for those in need.
His grandchildren were the light of his life.
Private family graveside services at Camp Butler
National Cemetery will be held.
Memorials may be
made in Ronald’s name to The Purple Heart
Foundation Chapter 159.
Services are entrusted to
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
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