Theodore Mark "Ted" Kraker, the son of Mark and Grace (Jurgens) Kraker, was born April 7, 1920 in Wahpeton, North Dakota. The family moved to Grand Forks, North Dakota in 1925. Ted attended St. Mary's Catholic School and then Central High School, where he graduated in 1938. In 1942, he received a bachelor's degree from the University of North Dakota. He then joined the U.S. Army Air Corps and served as an air traffic controller in Clovis, New Mexico during World War II. When the war ended, Kraker returned to UND to study industrial arts education. He received a teacher's certificate in 1947. That same year, he opened his own business, Kraker's Kraft and Kabinet Kurios, in Grand Forks. The business closed a few years later. In 1948, Kraker began employment as a postal clerk in the Grand Forks Post Office, where he worked until his retirement. Kraker was actively involved in his union, the National Federation of Post Office Clerks, and in the Grand Forks Philatelic Society. He died in August 26, 1995 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Grand Forks.
From the description of Papers, 1882-1995. (University of North Dakota). WorldCat record id: 42548760
