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CUSTOM DEATH NOTICED. Janelle Kraft, 80, of Decatur, passed away Friday, April 4, 2008, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 9, at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, April 8, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery, Decatur.Memorials may be made to Niantic United Methodist Church or to Shriners Hospitals for Children.Janelle was born on July 15, 1927, in Wakenda, MO, the daughter of Ora and Mary Ellen (Cushman) Burkhart. She married H. Wayne Kraft on August 14, 1948, in Decatur.Janelle worked at Sears & Roebuck for 10 years, retiring in 1971. She was a member of Niantic United Methodist Church, Warrensburg Eastern Star Chapter #813, and National Society of DAR.Surviving are her husband of 59 years Wayne of Decatur; sons Stephen Kraft of Monticello, IL; Dennis W. Kraft and wife Debra of Decatur, IL; grandchildren Jennifer Norris and husband Trent of Taylorville, IL; Michael Kraft and wife Nichole of Blue Mound, IL; Jeffrey Kraft and fiancee Rebecca Wright of Edwardsville, IL; great granddaughters Isabelle and Abigail Norris; sister Belva Tarrant and husband Bruce of Ava, MO; brothers John Burkhart and wife Marlid of Sibley, IL; and Charles Burkart and wife Marilyn of Decatur, IL.Janelle was preceded in death by her parents. "
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