Doug was born December 25, 1928, to John and Alia (Mead) Crago. He was raised by foster parents Carrie and Leon Fuhr after his parents died when he was five years old.
Doug graduated from Delton Rural Agricultural School in 1945 and began a career as a machinist. He married Myrna Rupno on January 26, 1962. They were married for 56 years and raised their family in New Berlin, Wis. He held several positions throughout his working life, the majority of years with Kearney and Trecker in West Allis, Wis. He was a firm believer in never quitting one job before you had another. He was a dedicated family man, sometimes having two jobs to take care of his family. He retired in 1989. When Doug retired they moved to Sarasota, Fla. They then spent six years in Huntsville, Ala. before moving to Baraboo, Wis. in 2015. He has been enjoying his retired life with his family and with his friends of Oak Park Place.
Doug is survived by his wife Myrna; daughters Jane (Tim) Strausbaugh of Myakka City, Fla., Debbie (Gary) Radtke of Waukesha, Wis, Sheri (Joe) Bell of Lake Mills, Wis., Penny (Allan) Tiedt of New Lisbon, Wis., and Diane (Lamar) Richardson of Huntsville, Ala. He is also survived by 16 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, foster parents and in-laws, he is preceded in death by his brother and sister-n-law John and Beverly Crago; his sister and brother-n-law Dorothy and Gordon Buxton; two sons, Jeff and David Crago; and a grandson Douglas Crago.
A memorial service to celebrate Doug’s life will be held on January 26, 2019 at Oak Park Place, Baraboo, in the Big Top Room, lower level. Visitation will be from 2-3 pm with the service to follow at 3 pm.
A second memorial service will be held on February 2, 2019 at the Robert Toale and Sons Funeral Home at Palms Memorial Park, Sarasota, Fla. Visitation will be at 2 pm with the service to follow at 2:30 pm. Interment will be at the Palms Memorial Park in Sarasota, Fla.
The families would like to say a special thank you to all those at Oak Park Place who have shown such kindness and love to both Myrna and Doug. Also, a thank you for the wonderful care Doug received at the Baraboo Hospice House.
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