Nicholas Andrew Kraynak

Nicholas Andrew Kraynak, age 22, of rural Oneida, Illinois died on Saturday, November 14, 2015.

He was born on July 10, 1993 in Galesburg, Illinois the son of Mike and Peggy Bennett Kraynak. He attended and graduated from ROWVA High School, the class of 2011. He then attended and graduated from Blackhawk East with a degree in Ag/Diesel Mechanics.

Surviving are his parents, Mike and Peggy Kraynak of Foxtown, rural Oneida, Illinois; paternal grandfather, Emil Kraynak of Youngstown, Ohio; his siblings, Michael (Laura) Kraynak of Normal, Illinois and Angela (Rudy) Martinez of Galesburg, Illinois; half-siblings, Gary Jones of Galesburg, Illinois, Gavin (Heather Scott) Jones of Galesburg, Illinois, Trent (Julie) Jones of Panama City, Florida, Jamie Hamilton of Galesburg, Illinois, and John Merideth of Irving, Texas; Also surviving nieces, nephews, and many friends. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents and his paternal grandmother.

He worked the Bock’s Ag Repair for the past two years. He was an assistant Scout Master for Gilson Troop 233, he was an Eagle Scout; He was a committee member for the “Shave for the Brave”. He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing, camping, bee keeper and just started to make wine and mead, made from honey.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at the Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Homes and Crematory in Oneida, Illinois. Rev. Scott Cramer will officiate. Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at the Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Homes in Oneida, Illinois. Interment will be at the Oneida Cemetery Oneida, Illinois. Memorials may be made to the Gilson Boy Scout Troop 233 or to the Shave for the Brave. On-line condolences or sympathy cards may be sent through www.hurd-hendricksfuneralhome.com