Viola Graft

Viola Graft, 98, of Craigville, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at Miller's Merry Manor in Huntington. She was born on May 30, 1920 in Adams County, a daughter of the late Otto and Hilda Ehlerding. She was a homemaker and a member at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Ossian. She married Lawrence Graft on January 19, 1941 and he preceded her in death. Surviving family includes her two sons, Leonard (Peggy) Graft of Bluffton and Loren (Judy) Graft of Roanoke; two daughters, Carol McCauley of Huntington and Virginia (Thomas) Mullikin of Colorado Springs, CO; 11 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren, and 11 great great grandchildren. Besides her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by her son, Daniel Graft. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 8, 2019 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 6514 E. 750 N. Ossian, with visitation one hour prior. Burial will be in Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery, Ossian. Elzey-Patterson-Rodak Funeral Home, Ossian is handling arrangements.