{"id":11066,"date":"2015-05-08T17:01:03","date_gmt":"2015-05-08T21:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=11066"},"modified":"2015-05-09T10:37:16","modified_gmt":"2015-05-09T14:37:16","slug":"michael-krakowski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/michael-krakowski\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Krakowski"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Smith<\/a>Hicksville, Ohio<\/b><\/p>\n

Michael Krakowski<\/b>, 55, died Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Ft. Wayne, Indiana.<\/p>\n

Born on July 22, 1959 in South Bend, Indiana, Mike was the son of Edmund and Jane Krakowski.<\/p>\n

Mike graduated from Woodland High School with the class of 1977.<\/p>\n

On March 15, 2001, he was united in marriage with Jill Bailey.<\/p>\n

Mike was employed by the U.S. Postal service where he was a rural carrier in the Ft. Wayne area for 17 years. He was an avid Notre Dame fan, coached high school wrestling at Woodland and was a little league coach in Hicksville.<\/p>\n

He is survived by his wife Jill; stepson Brad (Crystal) Smith of Tipp City, Ohio; stepdaughter Nicki Smith (Robert III) Miller of Hicksville; step grandsons, Justin and Jacob Miller; his parents Edmund and Jane; and a brother Robert Krakowski.<\/p>\n

He was preceded in death by his grandparents.<\/p>\n

Funeral services for Mike will be Tuesday at 11:00 at Smith & Brown Funeral Home, Hicksville. Visitation will be Monday from 4:00 to 8:00 and after 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Memorials may be made to the Hicksville Aces Football Program.<\/p>\n

Online condolences may be shared at www.smithbrownfuneralhome.com<\/a><\/u><\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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