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1930
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2025
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Erma Kraatz Obituary
Mar 16, 1930 - Mar 12, 2025
Beloved wife of the late Craig H. "Dutch"; dear mother of Craig M. (Anna); loving grandmother of Anthony, Nicholas and Joseph; great-grandmother of Giana, Scott, Linkin, Violet, Grace and Claire; sister of LeVant Bender, the late Elnora Helmuth, late Anna Keller, and late LaVerne Bender. Private services were held. Interment in Clarence Fillmore Cemetery. Please share your online condolences at www.ShepardBrosFuneralHome.com
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Shirley Onisk
March 28, 2025
Erma was a beautiful person. So sorry she's gone
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