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In Memory Alumni

Alvin L Kraatz - Class Of 1961

Alvin L. Kraatz, 70 years old, of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida passed away on Sunday, April 27, 2014. Born in Buffalo, NY on July 24, 1943, Alvin was a graduate of Amherst High School, Amherst, NY; Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio; Colgate Rochester Divinity School with a Masters of Divinity and studied the organ under Marion Craighead of the Eastman School of Music. He was the pastor at Baker Memorial United Methodist Church, East Aurora, NY; Harris Hill UMC Orchard Park UMC, NY and retired to Palm Beach Gardens, Florida in 1994 where he served as the music director/organist at Nativity Lutheran Church until May 2011. 

Alvin enjoyed bridge, cooking, travel, pets, and music. He also served as a hospice volunteer chaplain. His love of and commitment to family were of primary importance throughout his life. He was predeceased by his parents, Alvin L. Kraatz and Kathryn Laube Kraatz.
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A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at the Nativity Lutheran Church, 4075 Holly Drive, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Peggy Adams Foundation.