Barbara (Bobbie) Jane Craft of Fargo passed away June 18, 2021 at Sanford.
She was born to the late Henry and Minnie Jackson on August 25, 1925 in Fargo. She graduated from high school in Chaffee, ND in 1943 and Concordia College, Moorhead, MN in 1948. She taught bookkeeping, shorthand and typing at Lynd, MN; Oakes, ND; Gladstone, ND.
Bobbie married Lauren Haacke August 20, 1950 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Leonard, ND. They made their home in Dickinson, ND and raised their daughter Suzanne (Sue) and son Dave.
She was the parish secretary at St. John Lutheran Church in Dickinson, ND for 17 years. She then worked at Gate City Bank in Dickinson, ND and later Gate City Bank in Fargo, ND.
On February 14, 1987 she married Lee Craft in Page, ND.
She loved playing cards, especially bridge; reading, and doing crosswords. She enjoyed spending time with family.
She is survived by her daughter Sue (Steve) Anderson, Fargo, ND; granddaughters Melissa Anderson, Fargo, ND, and Patricia (Cody) Ralph, West Fargo, ND; great-granddaughters Azalea and Hadley Anderson, Fargo, ND; daughter-in-law Lisa Haacke, Fargo, ND; stepdaughters LeeAnn (Tim) Carlson, Grand Forks, ND; Melanie (Ralph) Mewes, Colgate, ND, Holly Craft, Page, ND; grandchildren Cassandra (John) Carlson Knudson, Champlain, MN, Caitlin Carlson, St. Cloud, MN, David Carlson, Grand Forks, ND, Lee Mewes, Grand Forks, ND, Eric Mewes, West Fargo, ND, Brian Mewes, West Fargo, ND, Kirk (Kim) Satrom, West Fargo, ND, Ashley (Dustin) Severson, Argusville, ND; great-grandchildren Gavin and Landin Satrom, West Fargo, ND, Jamison, Baya, and Mila Severson, Argusville, ND, Bo Mewes, West Fargo, ND; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Lee; son Dave Haacke; grandson Michael Anderson; and several siblings and their spouses, John (Norma) Jackson, Lois (Eddie) Saewert, and Charlotte (Bill) Drummond.
The family would like to thank the wonderful staff at Rosewood on Broadway for the last 5 years of care.
Visitation: Thursday, June 24, 2021 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. in Hope Lutheran Church-North Campus, Fargo.
Funeral: Thursday, June 24, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. in Hope Lutheran Church-North Campus, Fargo.
Burial: Watson Cemetery near Leonard, ND, at a later date.
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