Rita M. Kraft, 81, of Grand Island, died Monday, July 08, 2013 at St. Francis Medical Center.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 am Friday at St. Mary's Cathedral. Fr. Jonathan Sorensen will officiate. Visitation will be from 4-7 pm Thursday at Livingston-Sondermann Funeral Home with a 7 pm rosary service. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park.
Memorials are suggested to the Grand Island Humane Society.
Mrs. Kraft was born on November 20, 1931 in Petersburg, Nebraska to John "Jack" and Martha Rueth. She grew up and received her education in Petersburg.
She was united in marriage to LeRoy C. "Roy" Kraft on July 10, 1953 at Albion, NE. The couple made their home in Grand Island where Rita worked as a beautician until 1959 when Roy and Rita started Grand Island Kart and Cycle (Honda Shop). She retired from GI Kart and Cycle in 2011 due to poor health. Mr. Kraft preceded her in death on August 8, 2012.
Rita was a member of St. Mary's Cathedral. She loved spending time on her farm and especially enjoyed caring for her animals.
She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Lori Kraft of Grand Island; granddaughters, Jessica, Candice and Sara of Grand Island, Melissa and her husband Jessie of Norfolk; grandsons, Michael and his wife Lisa of Norfolk, and Dustin of Grand Island, and numerous great-grandchildren.
Rita is also survived by two sisters, Germaine Davenport of Texas and Helen Baumgartner of Petersburg, NE.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Roy.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 am Friday at St. Mary's Cathedral. Fr. Jonathan Sorensen will officiate. Visitation will be from 4-7 pm Thursday at Livingston-Sondermann Funeral Home with a 7 pm rosary service. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park.
Memorials are suggested to the Grand Island Humane Society.