| Curia Generalizia dei Marianisti September 20, 2005 Death Notice No. 15 (To all Unit Administrations): The Province of the United States of America recommends to our fraternal prayers our dear Brother, ROBERT KRAFT, who died in the service of the Blessed Virgin Mary on September 12, 2005, at Troy, Ohio, in the 74th year of his age and the 33rd of his religious profession. Robert C. Kraft was born on March 4, 1932, in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, to Daniel and Gertrude Feldt Kraft. He grew up with his brother, Daniel, and sister, Doris, and attended Cathedral Latin High School in Cleveland, where he was active in the Marianist Sodality. At the age of 41, on September 8, 1973, Brother Robert professed first vows in the Society of Mary in Dayton, Ohio. He professed final vows on August 12, 1979. Prior to joining the Marianists, Brother Robert served in the Korean War with the Army from 1952 to 1954, when he was honorably discharged. In 1961, he received a bachelor’s degree in education from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. The university awarded him a master’s degree in education in 1966. He then worked in teacher education for a school district in Michigan. Most of his ministry in the Society of Mary was spent as a religion teacher. Brother Robert taught religion at Cathedral Latin High School from 1974 to 1976, at Chaminade-Julienne High School in Dayton from 1976 to 1981, and at Memphis Catholic High School in Memphis from 1981 to 1991. He also taught at Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati. “Brother Robert was a popular and beloved teacher,” said Brother Charles Wanda. “His willingness to live community life and his devotion to Mary called him to service in the Society of Mary.” Brother Robert died of congestive heart failure at the Harborside
Healthcare facility in Troy. May he rest in peace. |