Service:
2:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
John Craner, 74, passed away on
September 23, 2021, at St. John’s Hospital in
Springfield.
John was born on June 10, 1947, in Lincoln, son of
Fenton and Florence (Bair) Craner. He married Doris
Beavers on September 5, 1975, in Literberry. She
survives him.
Also surviving John are his children: James Craner
of Peoria, and Katie (Matthew) Luckey of Peoria; two
grandchildren: Kiara and Kerrigan Luckey of Peoria;
two siblings: Robert Craner of Hannibal, MO and Mary
Lynn Taft of Fort Wayne, IN.
John was preceded in death by his parents, and one
granddaughter: Kayleigh Luckey.
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John was of the Christian Church.
John was a case worker for the developmentally
disabled, and longtime volunteer for literacy in his
community.
A celebration of life will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday,
September 28, 2021, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln, with Rev. Robert Twist
officiating. Visitation will be from 12:00 Noon-2:00
p.m. also at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made in John’s name to the Inner
City Mission in Springfield, where he was a longtime
volunteer.
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