Photos of Elisabeth Kraftson - Early Years

Elisabeth's birth certificate

Elisabeth and her mother, Elsie Gertrude Breystpraak Hallstrom

Elisabeth at 16 years old
Elsie (Elisabeth's mother), John (her older brother), the pastor, Grandma Breytspraak, Elisabeth

Elisabeth's senior picture, Lower Merion High School

Elisabeth & Harry Kraftson, Ingeborg Robb and Ray Davis

Photos of Elisabeth Kraftson - 1940s - 1960s

Harry & Betty

Elisabeth & Harry with their first-born, Raymond Kraftson
Mother with her three daughters Meredith, Connie, and Claudia

Mother at age 41 with her darling baby Claudia

Harry & Elisabeth with Claudia - how they loved each child!

1957 - Elsie's 70th Birthday

Photos of Elisabeth Kraftson - 1970s-80s

Tim & Sat's wedding - others from left to right are Claudia, Ralph & Meredith Stone, Mother, Randy, Fred & his wife, Connie

Elisabeth's parents, Raymond & Elsie Hallstrom
Glenn & Connie McDowell's wedding rehearsal dinner - 9/1//75

Elisabeth at Connie's wedding, speaking with Linda Boice

Family gathering at Granddad Hallstrom's funeral July 1979

Mother and daughter before Claudia's wedding to Dennis Brice, 12/22/79

Harry & Elisabeth, Claudia & Dennis, Joy & Dennis Brice

1983 - Dennis with Nathanael, Elisabeth & Harry, baby Mark

1983 - with Nathanael at Cardiff Castle

Nathanael's 5th birthday at Hunter's Run with Aunt Connie & Granddad & Grandmother Kraftson

1988 - Harry & Elisabeth at Taiwan Aboriginal Park

Mother always loved to swing!

1981 - Elisabeth with Claudia's first born, Nathanael

April 1989 - Elisabeth & Harry arriving at their surprise 50th Anniversary Party at DCCS

Elisabeth in the stateroom of the Alaska Cruise ship (gift from children for 50th anniversary)

Photos of Elisabeth Kraftson - 1990s on

Anna's wedding to Mike Hogue in Traverse City, Michigan August 1992

Mom & Dad - his last year - she lovingly cared for him through his Alzheimers journey

Mother & Dad with their 5 children, Claudia, Connie, Meredith, Tim, Randy

Dad's funeral at QPRC - December, 1994 - Mother with all her children & grandchildren

6/2002 - Meg's wedding - Bea, Elisabeth, and Ed Kraftson, and Jim Martindale. E., Bea, and Jim were the Kraftson in-laws - married to the 3 children of Aaron & Christiana Hartman Kraftson: Harry, Edward, and Mary Alice

Mother worried about Randy riding a motorcycle

2003 - Mother with 4 of her children, Tim, Meredith, Connie & Claudia

Mother with family at McDowell's 2004


2004 - Mom on her bike in Quarryville, age 88

Age 89 - her last year of riding