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Submitted: 8/27/20 • Approved: 9/12/20 • Last Updated: 9/15/20 • R347138-G0-S3
Texas
TECHNICAL FIFTH CLASS Headquarters 1 Constabulary Regiment
World War II
March 12, 1923 - June 24, 1962
*Obituary
BEN F. KRAATZ
ROCKDALE - Funeral for Ben F. Kraatz, 73, will be held at 2 p. m. Friday at Phillips and Luckey Chapel. Burial will be in Sharp Cemetery.
Survivors include his widow; two sone, Charles Kraatz of Irvin and Franklin Kraatz of California; 10 daughters, Mrs. Franklin Fikes and Mrs. W. T. Scott of Houston, Mrs. Lorene Wenzel and Mrs. Willie Roesler of Rockdale, Mrs. Waverly Woodley of Girvin, Mrs. Steve Svetlik of Cameron, Mrs. Wilbert McCrumen of California, Mrs. Bill Taylor of Irvin, Mrs. David Kerbow of Denison, and Mrs. Betty White of Dallas; 47 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
The Austin American(Austin, Texas), 16 Jun 1966, Thu, Page 13
SERVICES HELD FOR BEN KRAATZ. JR., 39
Funeral services were held Monday 4 p. m. at Green's Funeral Chapel for Ben Kraatz, Jr., 39, of Dallas, formerly of Milam County. Kraatz died Sunday in Dallas.
Rev. Dean Oiens officiated and burial was in Sharp Cemetery.
Kraatz was born in Milam County and had lived here most of his life.
Survivors are his wife: six children, Patricia, Virginia, Barbara, Wanda, Ricky and an unnamed newborn infant; his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ben Kraatz, Sr. of Rt, 3, Rockdale; 10 sisters, Mrs. Bennie Wenzel and Mrs. Bill Roesler, of Rockdale; Mrs. Steve Svetlik of Cameron; Mrs. Franklin Fikes of Houston; Mrs. Waverly Woodley of McCamey; Mrs. Wilbert McCrummen of Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. W. T. Scott of Freeport; Mrs. Bill Taylor of Irving, Mrs. James Hollian of Dallas and Mrs. David Kerbow of Garland; and two brothers, Charles Kraatz of Irving and Franklin Kraatz of Westminister, Calif.
The Cameron Herald(Cameron, Texas), 05 Jul 1962, Thu, Page 7
Family Members
Children
Patricia Ann Kraatz Clark
1951–1992
Virginia Raye Kraatz
1952–2018
Terry Ben Kraatz
1962–2019
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