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Craig Wilder

Battle Creek, Michigan

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Craig A. WilderBattle CreekCraig A. Wilder, age 59, died Thursday, February 5, 2015, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. Craig was born on January 14, 1956, in Battle Creek, the son of James S. and Geraldine M. "Jeri" (Retkovske) Wilder.He is survived by his son, Brian Wilder; his mother;...

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It´s been several years now...my fondest memories of my younger years are you, me, Mike Martens, Craig Dotson and Brad Plaisted...we called ourselves the "gang"...we did everything together...baseball, ice skate, we rode the school bus singing "hail, hail, the gangs all here"...we played Strato-matic baseball until we wore the cards out. I miss you very much my old friend...I am sure I will see you again and we will laugh together the way we used to!!!

So sorry to hear of Craig's passing. I remember him fondly from our days on Doverdale.

Very sad to hear of Craig's passing. My condolences and prayers to Jeri, Julie and Brian. Last night I was fondly recalling all the good times we had going to Battle Cats/Bombers baseball games and those roadtrips to Detroit and Chicago. I will miss you my friend amd may you rest-in-peace.

So sorry for your family's loss, would like to share a quote from Helen Keller - "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart."

We are so very sorry for your loss. We appreciated all that he did for his church family at St Paul. He will be missed. God's peace and blessings to you, his loved ones.

Very sorry to hear of Craig's passing. My x-husband, Mark Young, & myself were very close friends with him for many years. He & Mark shared the love of sports. I remember may late nights listening to the two of them debating nothing but sports, baseball stats, etc. for hours on end. We had many great cook outs with him & Lois, played cards & board games. He was a wonderful and close friend to Mark, who also passed recently. For some reason, I am picturing the debates of sports continuing...

So sad to hear of Craig's passing-I have so many memories of him from school church and social activities-we were confirmed together at church-and I will always remember memorizing our catechism verses and lessons together as a team-god always accepts us into his arms at the end-and I KNOW that is where he is NOW! Rest in Peace my old FRIEND!

To the Wilder Family,
So sorry to read of the passing
of Craig.
Craig was friends with Mike Martens
in their younger years as they lived
in the same area growing up.
May God help you through this difficult
time and give you peace that only he can
give.
Sincerely,

So very sorry to hear this...Craig was one of my very best friends growing up. He was a great guy...very smart...loved baseball. I will miss you old buddy...RIP.