Billy A. Kraner, 66, of Rockford, Ohio, died at 4:50 a.m. on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at Van Wert In-Patient Hospice Center, where he was a patient. He was born November 19, 1946, in Wren, Ohio, to Gerald and Verna E. (Thompson) Kraner, who have preceded in death. Surviving are 6 brothers: Keith (Mary) Kraner, Marietta, Ohio; Thomas (Barbara) Kraner, Vinton, Ohio; Don (Kim) Kraner, Rockford, Ohio; Homer (Joy) Kraner, Rockford, Ohio; Max (Barbara) Kraner, Van Wert, Ohio; and Ronnie Kraner, Florida. Two sisters survivie: Marilyn Clifton, Ohio City, Ohio and Norma (Tim) Krueckeberg, Decatur, Indiana. Deceased are three brothers: Jack Kraner, Richard Kraner, and Frank Staude; and one brother-in-law, Harold Clifton; and one sister, Betty Swoveland and her husband, De Lloyd. Services will be held on Thursday, February 28, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. at Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home in Rockford, Ohio, with Pastor Steve Waterman officiating. Burial will follow in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Bryant, Indiana. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday, prior to the service from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Memorials may be directed to Community Health Professionals, Celina, Ohio or to Van Wert In-Patient Hospice.