Barbara J. Kraft

Hornell Barbara J. Kraft, 78, formerly of Hornell, died on February 2, 2012 in Depew where she had resided for several years. Barbara was the daughter of the late Floyd and Iola Riopelle Foreman. On June 1, 1951, she was married in Hornell to James P. Kraft who died on May 12, 1998. She was a graduate of Hornell High School and resided most of her life in the Hornell area.

Barbara was employed at St. James Mercy Hospital in Hornell as a secretary in the Emergency Room and Intensive Care. From 1979 to 1986 she was employed as a secretary in the Emergency Room of Noyes Memorial Hospital in Dansville and from 1986 until her retirement in 1993, she was employed as a secretary at Mercycare in North Hornell. Barbara was a communicant of St. Ann Church and also a member of the AZB Sorority.

Barbara was pre-deceased by her husband, James Kraft; son-in-law, Timothy Dailey; sister and brother-in-law, Velma and Hugh Acker. She is survived by her daughters, Patricia Kraft of Canandaigua, Donna Dailey of Depew, Elizabeth (Connie) Kraft of Canandaigua, and Kathleen VanDerEems of Depew; her sons, Thomas Kraft of Canandaigua, James Kraft of Endicott, Andrew Kraft of Canandaigua and Richard Kraft of Hornell; 13 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; sisters, Jean Merithew of Avon, Joan (Owen) Duffy of Hornell and Donna (Robert) Bennett of Ohio; along with several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Calling hours will be Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Bishop and Johnson Funeral Home, Inc., 285 Main St., Hornell. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday at 1:30 pm at St. Ann’s Church in Hornell. Committal prayers and interment will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in the town of Fremont. Those wishing may contribute to Buffalo Hospice c/o The Hospice Foundation of WNY, 225 Como Park Boulevard, PO Box 590, Buffalo, NY 14240-0590.