Craig A. Lamphere



Craig A.
Lamphere, 48
St. Joseph, Minnesota
June 11, 1959 - Jan. 8, 2008
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. on Friday, January 11, 2008 at St. Michael's Catholic Church in St. Cloud for Craig A. Lamphere, age 48, of St. Joseph who died Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at his home after a courageous 2 1/2 year battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Reverend Bernard Gruenes will officiate. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Family and friends may call between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.on Thursday at the Daniel Funeral Home in St. Cloud with parish prayers held at 5:00 p.m. Visitation will continue Friday one hour prior to services at the church.
Craig was born June 11, 1959 in Marshall to David and Frances (Konold) Lamphere. He graduated from Apollo High School in 1977 and later obtained his Real Estate Degree from St. Cloud Techninal College. He married Dona L. Butkowski on June 14, 1991 at St. Michael's Catholic Church in St. Cloud. Craig was employed at Coldwell Banker Burnet in St. Cloud for 20 years. He served on the Board of Directors and the Public Relations Committee for the St. Cloud Association of Realtors and served for many years on the President's Advisory Council for Coldwell Banker Burnet. He was a member of St. Michael's Parish.
Craig loved to fish and hunt. He also enjoyed golfing, skiing and traveling.
He is survived by his wife, Dona of St. Joseph; daughters, Jill Theisen of St. Cloud, Chelsey Lamphere of Corona, California, Jennifer (Roddy) Bettenberg of St. Cloud; father, David (Judy) Lamphere of St. Cloud; mother, Frances Lamphere-McDowell of St. Cloud; brothers and sister, Wade (Kathleen) of St. Cloud, Brett (Kathy Patton) of Rice, Roxanne (Craig) Perkins of Boulder, Colorado; parents-in-law, Mel (Carol) Butkowski of St. Joseph; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
Preceding him in death are his maternal and paternal grandparents; and step-father, Joe McDowell.
Craig was a loving husband and father. We will treasure our precious memories of his time with us.