A memorial service for Lester Henry Kraft, age 80, will be at 11:00 A.M. Thursday at First United Methodist Church Wesley Chapel, with  Rev. David Wiggs officiating.  Cremation arrangements are by Anderson-Burris Funeral Home and Crematory.  There will be no visitation or viewing at the funeral home.

He was born to David and Bertha (Patenaude) Kraft on September 5, 1927 in Dunseith, North Dakota, and died Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Enid.

Lester grew up in Dunseith, and then served in the United States Navy during World
War II.  After his discharge, he lived in Wyoming, where he was a farmer and rancher.  On
March 22, 1953, he married Alice Chenoweth in Worland, Wyoming.  They resided in Worland, where he served on the Worland School Board and  worked for L.U. Sheep Company for forty years until his retirement   The moved to Enid in 2000.  He was a member of First United Methodist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Alice of the home; two sons, Joseph R. Kraft and wife Nancy of Euless, TX, and Dr. Andrew P. Kraft and wife Linda of Enid; four grandchildren, Melanie, Jared, Brandy and Steffan; three great-grandchildren, Cheyenna, Jared Jr. and Kaleb; and three sisters, Bertha Handeland of Pocatello, Idaho, Dorothy Schneider of Bottineau, ND,  and Marlene Armentrout of Dunseith, ND.

Lester was preceded in death by his parents and one sister.

Memorials may be made through the funeral home to First United Methodist Church.