{"id":75,"date":"2026-05-18T19:12:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T19:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.simple.biz\/flynnfuneral\/obituary\/waverly-a-kraft\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T19:23:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T19:23:12","slug":"waverly-a-kraft","status":"publish","type":"obituary","link":"https:\/\/beta.simple.biz\/flynnfuneral\/obituary\/waverly-a-kraft\/","title":{"rendered":"Waverly A. Kraft"},"content":{"rendered":"

Waverly A. Kraft, a resident of Monroe, NY, for 71 years, passed away on April 16, 2026, at the age of 78.<\/span><\/p>\n

Waverly worked as a Bus Driver for the Monroe School District after retiring from Wall Street.<\/span><\/p>\n

The son of the late Waverly and Marie Antonette Kraft, he was born on February 6, 1948, in Brooklyn, NY.<\/span><\/p>\n

Waverly A. Kraft lived a peaceful life in the country 20 minutes outside Greenwood Lake, NY, since he was 7 years old. He graduated from Monroe-Woodbury Central High School in Central Valley, NY, and served his country in the Army National Guard. Waverly eventually went to work on Wall Street. After he retired, he was a part-time Bus Driver for the local School District until his health did not allow that anymore.<\/span><\/p>\n

He never married or had children. He is survived by his only sibling and living relative, his Sister, Betty (Kraft) Mulligan; one Niece, Michelle R. Mabee; two grand nieces; and his best friend from High School, Claude Piazza. Claude was like the Brother Waverly never had.<\/span><\/p>\n

Waverly loved animals, had a dog and a cat for many years. He liked to take his boat out on Greenwood Lake, go to the gym, ski in his younger years, vacation in Florida, dance, and attend get-togethers with friends.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0In the last three months since January 2026, Waverly\u2019s health quickly worsened, and he passed away from a second Stroke on April 16, 2026. Waverly lived a quiet life in the family home he grew up in. He is at peace with God now.<\/span><\/p>\n

There will be no public calling hours as per the family’s wishes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Final Funeral Arrangements have been entrusted to Brendan T. Flynn, Thomas F. Flynn, and Megan Morales, Directors and Certified Cremation Specialists of Flynn Funeral & Cremation Memorial Centers, Inc.<\/span><\/p>\n

Please feel free to extend your condolences or share a memory with the family.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Waverly A. Kraft, a resident of Monroe, NY, for 71 years, passed away on April 16, 2026, at the age of 78.<\/span><\/p>

Waverly worked as a Bus Driver for the Monroe School District after retiring from Wall Street.<\/span><\/p>

The son of the late Waverly and Marie Antonette Kraft, he was born on February 6, 1948, in Brooklyn, NY.<\/span><\/p>

Waverly A. Kraft lived a peaceful life in the country 20 minutes outside Greenwood Lake, NY, since he was 7 years old. He graduated from Monroe-Woodbury Central High School in Central Valley, NY, and served his country in the Army National Guard. Waverly eventually went to work on Wall Street. After he retired, he was a part-time Bus Driver for the local School District until his health did not allow that anymore.<\/span><\/p>

He never married or had children. He is survived by his only sibling and living relative, his Sister, Betty (Kraft) Mulligan; one Niece, Michelle R. Mabee; two grand nieces; and his best friend from High School, Claude Piazza. Claude was like the Brother Waverly never had.<\/span><\/p>

Waverly loved animals, had a dog and a cat for many years. He liked to take his boat out on Greenwood Lake, go to the gym, ski in his younger years, vacation in Florida, dance, and attend get-togethers with friends.<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0In the last three months since January 2026, Waverly\u2019s health quickly worsened, and he passed away from a second Stroke on April 16, 2026. Waverly lived a quiet life in the family home he grew up in. He is at peace with God now.<\/span><\/p>

There will be no public calling hours as per the family's wishes.<\/span><\/p>

Final Funeral Arrangements have been entrusted to Brendan T. Flynn, Thomas F. Flynn, and Megan Morales, Directors and Certified Cremation Specialists of Flynn Funeral & Cremation Memorial Centers, Inc.<\/span><\/p>

Please feel free to extend your condolences or share a memory with the family.<\/span><\/p>","_om_service_info":"","_om_visitation_info":"","_om_flower_link":"","_om_published_by_name":"","_om_published_at":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-75","obituary","type-obituary","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.simple.biz\/flynnfuneral\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/obituary\/75","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.simple.biz\/flynnfuneral\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/obituary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.simple.biz\/flynnfuneral\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/obituary"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/beta.simple.biz\/flynnfuneral\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/obituary\/75\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":134,"href":"https:\/\/beta.simple.biz\/flynnfuneral\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/obituary\/75\/revisions\/134"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.simple.biz\/flynnfuneral\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.simple.biz\/flynnfuneral\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}