Verna Kraft
The sun has set on a beautiful life. Verna Mathilda (Nelson) Kraft, 96, passed away on January 2 in Rochester, Minnesota at Cottagewood Memory Care. She was born September 1, 1927 in her sister’s home in Austin Minnesota. Verna lived in numerous SE MN communities, moving as her father’s blacksmith’s business necessitated. After attending 8 different schools, she spent her high school years in Austin. She married Lawrence Kraft March 21, 1944 in San Diego, CA at the Naval Hospital. Soon after, their first child Judy was born. After he returned from the war, they made their way back to Min...
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