Julia Marie Craig

Julie (Ventresco) Craig, 76, died unexpectedly on March 4, 2023 at Lakeland Regional Hospital, Lakeland, Florida. She was born January 21, 1947, in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of Perry and Blanche (Santangelo) Ventresco.
   Julie graduated from Cardinal Mooney High School, Class of 1965. She then attended Youngstown State University for 2 years. She married Charles E. Craig, Jr, June 22, 1968, and settled in Howland, Ohio. They shared 54 loving years together and raised their 3 children. They retired in Lakeland, Florida. She took great pride in being a wife and mother of three. When not running her household with exact precision, she enjoyed cooking, reading and attending water aerobics. She was an active member of Blessed Sacrament Church, Warren, OH and of St. Anthony’s Church, Lakeland, FL. She enjoyed being a member of the Red Hat group, the Knight’s of Columbus Fourth Degree Women’s Group and was active with the St Vincent DePaul Society for over 20 years. Julie took great joy in taking care of others and ran a successful daycare for many years.
   In addition to her parents, Julie was proceeded by a brother, Thomas and her son, Edward “Eddy” Craig. Surviving, in addition to her husband, Charles, are her daughter, Michelle Cerminaro and her husband Anthony of Andover. Maine; her son Charles “Chip” Craig and his wife Desiree of Hughesville, PA; two grandchildren, Antoinette Cerminaro and Jayden Gentzyel; three brothers, Perry Ventresco of Struthers, OH, Joseph Ventresco and his wife Linda of Stuthers, OH, Jerry Ventresco and his wife Nancy of Austintown, OH; sister in law Mary Held and her husband Steve of Boardman, OH; many nieces and nephews.
   A mass of christian burial will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, March 9 at St Anthony’s Church 820 Marcum Road Lakeland, FL 33809. Visitation will be available at the church from 10-11 a.m., prior to mass. There will be a memorial service held in Ohio at a later date. The mass will be live-streamed at www.saintacc.com
   Those who wish to remember Julie in a special way may make gifts in her memory to the St Vincent DePaul Society, 820 Marcum Road, Lakeland, FL 33809. Arrangements by Lakeland Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens, 2125 South Bartow Hwy, Lakeland, FL 33801.

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