Craig M. Gahring, 57, was born October 15, 1951 and hit a home run to heaven on March 17, 2009. He graduated from Woodrow Wilson H.S., Class of 1969. He was a Locomotive Engineer with the Union Pacific Railroad and an avid softball player. Craig is survived by his loving wife, Susan; daughters and sons-in-law; Pamela and Mike Brandt, Michelle and Rick Ham, Brenda and Brandon Boyne; father, Merle Gahring; mother, Jeannine Geary; sisters, Marcia Gahring and Lorise Rogers; brother, Jeff Gahring and his 7 grandchildren, Cailey, Shelby, David, Clayton, Chloe, Ashley and Jacob; countless lifetime friends and softball buddies. He will be missed and held in our hearts forever. A Funeral Service will be Saturday, 3/21/09 at 10:00am at Lutheran Church of the Cross, Laguna Woods, CA. Burial to follow at El Toro Memorial Park, Lake Forest, CA.

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