Warren W. Craft, Sr.

Warren W. Craft, Sr., age 82 years, of Frenchtown, NJ, died on Friday, July 28, 2017 in Brakeley Park Care Center, Lopatcong Township, NJ.

Born in Newark, NJ, June 9, 1935, son of the late Warren William and Louise Tonn Craft, he had resided in Frenchtown since 2014, having formerly lived in Alexandria Township, NJ, Lamoine, ME, Pittstown, NJ and Bayville, NJ.

Warren was a dedicated employee of AT&T and served his entire career there. He worked in various roles from human resources to computer analysis and programming and served the company from locations in Basking Ridge, Morristown and Holmdel, NJ.

A former member of Immaculate Conception Church, Annandale, NJ, Warren was currently a communicant of Our Lady of Victories Church, Baptistown, NJ. He was a member of the Knight of Columbus and a former member of Kiwanis International when he lived in Lemoine, ME.

An avid outdoorsman, Warren will best be remembered for putting his family first and foremost. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother and friend. Not one to bite his tongue, you always knew where you stood with Warren as he spoke his mind and felt that it was important to respect others in their view, but also demand that they respect yours.

His children will forever remember their Dad as a true embodiment of the word, “father.” He was always loving, caring and you could go to him about anything. Even as space separated them, Sunday talks on the phone among other family functions are memories that will keep his legacy alive for many years to come as he was always there with an ear to listen and a brain to give advice if you wanted some.

Fishing was an important part of family life and vacations to Bar Harbor, ME were an important part of Warren’s life as he raised his children to respect the outdoors and taught them many life lessons on being kind and good people.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Joan Yuknalis Craft in 2000. The couple had been married forty-two years at that point, having joined hands in holy matrimony at Queen of Peace Church, North Arlington, NJ.

Surviving are three children, Warren Craft, Jr. and his longtime companion, Barbara Bertram of Celina, TX, Wayne and wife, Sherrie Craft of Winston-Salem, NC and Colleen and husband, Ralph Runge of Frenchtown, NJ; his grandchildren, Malia and husband, Jacob Pope, Caroline Craft and her fiance, Dillon Craft, Christoper Runge, Warren Craft IV and his fiance, Liz Janecko, Benjamin Craft and Victoria Craft; two great grandchildren, Brayden and Liam Craft; four siblings, William Craft, Mary Lou Waldron, Katherine Adam and Thomas and wife, Margaret Craft; a sister-in-law, Linda and husband, Harvey Eckstein; several nieces, nephews, and cousins; and many friends.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be concelebrated by Rev. Krysztof Kaczynski and Msgr. David Fulton in Our Lady of Victories Church, 1005 Route 519, Baptistown, NJ on Friday, August 4, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. under the care and direction of Wright & Ford Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 38 State Highway 31, Flemington, NJ.

Interment with military honors will follow in St. Magdalen Cemetery, North Main Street, Flemington, NJ.

Warren will lie in repose on Thursday, August 3, 2017 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. and on Friday, August 4, 2017 from 8:30-9:15 a.m. in the funeral home.

Please visit Warren’s permanent memorial site at www.wrightfamily.com to send a public or private message of condolence and to share stories and photographs of his life.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place Memphis, TN 38105.