Delven Lee Kraft

Delven Lee Kraft obituary

Delven Lee Kraft

Delven Kraft Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Fitzgerald Funeral Home - Ness City on Aug. 8, 2025.

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Delven Lee Kraft, 89, passed away on August 8, 2025 at the Grisell Memorial Hospital in Ransom, Kansas. He was born on April 24, 1936 on farm in Trego County, Kansas the son of Jacob and Eva (Eichman) Kraft. Delven was a farmer and stockman. He volunteered to sell raffle tickets for the VFW and Ransom Lions Club each Christmas. He married Vivian Hoover on June 2nd, 1956, in Ness City, Kansas. Survivors include his wife, Vivian Kraft of Ransom; daughter, Renata Kraft of Hays; son, Lee Kraft of Ransom; daughter, Michele Nuttle of Utica; 4 grandchildren, Ryan Kraft, Codi Kraft, Dalton Nuttle, Dylan Nuttle; 5 great-grandchildren, Blake Nuttle, Logan Nuttle, Bodhi Kraft, Taegen Kraft, London Gutierrez; and sister, Helen Wagner of Ness City. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Herman, Reinhold, Paul, and Hubert; sisters Darlene Cody and Betty Birzer. No services are planned at this time. Memorial contributions may be given to the VFW Post No. 7972, Forgotten Stewardship, or Donor's Choice. Words of sympathy and support may be left for the family at www.fitzgeraldfuneral.com.

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