Agatha Kraft, 96, St. Cloud, MN, died Wednesday, Jan 25, 1995, in a St. Cloud hospital. Agatha was born May 16, 1898, on a farm near Strasburg, the daughter of Joseph and Catherine (Schneider) Baumgartner. She attended a rural school. On Jan. 17, 1920, she married Pius J. Kraft and they made their home in Strasburg where they operated a general store for 56 years. Her husband died April 29, 1989. Agatha was a member of St. Mary's Society. She loved to cook and make rugs. Survivors include four sons and three daughters-in-laws, Alex and Adeline Kraft, Mandan, Pius and Ann Marie Kraft, Bismarck, George and Fairie Kraft, Nassau, Bahamas, and William Kraft, St. Cloud; three daughters and one son-in-law, Isabel Fischer, Aberdeen, SD, Geraldine and Frank Mara, Sandwich, MA, and Sister Katherine Kraft, O.S.B. St. Joseph, MN; 25 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren; five sisters, Eva Schmaltz and Elizabeth Lipp both of Linton, Lenny Schwab and Marta Wagner, both of Strasburg, and Tillie Fischer, Minneapolis, MN. USA Funeral Services were held Tuesday, Jan 31, 1995, at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Strasburg with the Rev. Leonard Eckroth officiating. Scripture readers were George Kraft and Victoria Rice, Gift bearers were the grandchildren and the music was by the Sisters of St. Benedict from St. Joseph, MN. USA Casketbearers were Tom, Ken, Dan, Mike, Mark, Gary, and Dennis Kraft and Joe Smith. Burial was in the church cemetery under the direction of Myer's-Weigel Funeral Home, Linton.[1295301.ged] Agatha Kraft, 96, St. Cloud, MN, died Wednesday, Jan 25, 1995, in a St. Cloud hospital. Agatha was born May 16, 1898, on a farm near Strasburg, the daughter of Joseph and Catherine (Schneider) Baumgartner. She attended a rural school. On Jan. 17, 1920, she married Pius J. Kraft and they made their home in Strasburg where they operated a general store for 56 years. Her husband died April 29, 1989. Agatha was a member of St. Mary's Society. She loved to cook and make rugs. Survivors include four sons and three daughters-in-laws, Alex and Adeline Kraft, Mandan, Pius and Ann Marie Kraft, Bismarck, George and Fairie Kraft, Nassau, Bahamas, and William Kraft, St. Cloud; three daughters and one son-in-law, Isabel Fischer, Aberdeen, SD, Geraldine and Frank Mara, Sandwich, MA, and Sister Katherine Kraft, O.S.B. St. Joseph, MN; 25 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren; five sisters, Eva Schmaltz and Elizabeth Lipp both of Linton, Lenny Schwab and Marta Wagner, both of Strasburg, and Tillie Fischer, Minneapolis, MN. USA Funeral Services were held Tuesday, Jan 31, 1995, at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Strasburg with the Rev. Leonard Eckroth officiating. Scripture readers were George Kraft and Victoria Rice, Gift bearers were the grandchildren and the music was by the Sisters of St. Benedict from St. Joseph, MN. USA Casketbearers were Tom, Ken, Dan, Mike, Mark, Gary, and Dennis Kraft and Joe Smith.