Dennis R. Kraft, 77, of Larrabee passed away on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Sept. 11, at Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Family burial will take place at Cedar Cemetery at a later date.
Dennis was born on Nov. 10, 1947, to Raymond "Bud" and LaVera (Brodersen) Kraft at Ida Grove. He graduated from Homer High School in Nebraska in 1967. He began working at Wilson-Tyson Foods in 1967. He was united in marriage to Mabeth Elaine Grayson on Nov. 24, 1978, at Larrabee Methodist Church.
After 42 years at Wilson-Tyson Foods, he retired in 2009. He served on the Larrabee City Council and had membership at various golf courses around the area.
Dennis enjoyed mowing lawns and doing yard work, golfing and especially loved attending grandkids' school events and watching their hobbies. He also liked watching and cheering for the Chicago Bears and Iowa Hawkeyes.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Bud and LaVera Kraft; in-laws, Merle and Margaret Grayson; granddaughter Gabby Kellen; niece Linda Dean; brothers-in-law: Joe Johnson, CJ "Packy" Saxen, Keith "Pete" Grayson; brother and sister-in-law Steve and Julie Grayson; also several aunts and uncles.
Dennis is survived by his wife Mabeth Kraft of Larrabee; four children: Tammy and Mark Whittle of Lexington, N.C.; Tracy and Denise Kraft of Cherokee; Tori Kraft of Cherokee; and Melissa and Karl Kellen of Granville; grandchildren: Justin Grause (Preslee Newman) of Lexington, N.C.; Cody Rassel (Angie Forney) of Cripple Creek, Colo.; Brycen (Paris) Mough of Gonzales, Texas; Laura (Jake) Stokely of Larchwood; Derik Smith of Sioux Falls, S.D.; Krista (Tyson) Pfingsten of Wahpeton, N.D.; Paige (Taylor) Randall of Cherokee; Wyatt Kraft of Ute; Allysa Kraft of Cherokee; Kameron Kraft of Cherokee; Halie Kraft of Missouri; Justus Kraft of Missouri; Ethan Roberson of Cherokee; Emily (Austin) Strayer of Ackley; Avery Kellen of Granville; Zach (Kelsey) Kellen of Granville; Allison (Tyler) Kanaly of Sioux Center; Morgan (Abby) Kellen of Alton; and Mason Horkey of Alton; 19 great-grandchildren; siblings: Barb Johnson of Hinton; Judy (Marv) Solko of Calumet; Brian (Diane) Kraft of Cherokee; sister-in-law Rhonda Saxen of Cherokee; brother-in-law Craig (Melody) Grayson of Mason City; also several nieces and nephews.
