Craig M. Kolb, 70, Spencer
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Craig Martin Kolb, the son of Thomas and Joyce (Wiard) Kolb, was born Dec. 12, 1950, in Berkley, Calif. He was the second of eight boys. They lived in several states and found a family home in Woodland Hills, Calif., where Craig graduated from Taft High School in 1969.
Craig met his best friend, Christine Riedemann, in 1971, and was married on June 16, 1973. They lived in Northridge, Calif. While traveling to begin a new job offer, they stopped at Chris’s hometown of Hartley, where they decided to stay and began a family of four children: Kashia (Kolb) Nolin, of Spencer; Kyle (Mollie) Kolb, of Rochester, Minn.; Stacy Kolb, of Hartley; and Ian Kolb, of Gillet Grove.
Craig’s employment through the years included building houses and doing construction. He studied electric instrumentation and began to work as maintenance for manufacturing businesses. His career took him to work as a welder at various businesses for many years.
In 2015, Craig began to have lung issues and retired. After surviving many lung diseases, Craig passed away at his home surrounded by family on April 7, 2021, at the age of 70 years, three months and 23 days. He was preceded in death by his parents; mother and father-in-law; sister-in-law, Stephanie Dittberner; and brother-in-law, Bill Rogister.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Chris, of Spencer; their four children; 11 grandchildren; seven brothers: Ken (Bonnie) Kolb, of Moab, Utah; Steve (Maureen) Kolb, of Rathdrum, Idaho; Scott (Laurie) Kolb, of Calabasas, Calif.; Mike Kolb, of Granite Falls, Wash.; Marty (Cindy) Kolb, of Beaverton, Ore.; Ron (Gina) Kolb, of Lake Havasu, Ariz.; and Randy (Sharon) Kolb, of Wirtz, Va.
Private family services for Craig will be held. Warner Funeral Home in Spencer is assisting with the arrangements.
