Herman Jake Kraft, 84, of Thornton, Colorado died Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at Sunny Acres in Thornton, Colorado.
He was born October 29, 1930 in Worland, Wyoming. In 1951 he married Irene Schaper where they lived in and around the Big Horn Basin until moving to Cheyenne in 1975.
He opened Kraft Upholstery where he worked for many years.
Herman was a member of the Zion Congregational Church.
He is survived by his wife, Irene; two sons, Raymond Kraft and Frank Kraft; four daughters, Marie Forbes, Debra Russell, Cyndy Lombardi, and Deanne Widauf; three brothers, John Kraft, Allen Kraft, and Henry Kraft; a sister, Betty Ilg; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Elizabeth Kraft and two brothers, George and Harry Kraft.
Services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday at Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel with Rev. Eric Snyder officiating.
Interment will follow at Cheyenne Memorial Gardens.
Donations can be made to the Zion Congregational Church or the MS Society.