Vicki Schaaf (Grafft)

Vicki Schaaf (Grafft)

April 25, 1957 – January 17, 2021
Age 63, passed away quietly on January 17, 2021 in St. Francis, Minnesota. After being diagnosed with cancer in 2017, Vicki spent the following three and a half years making the most out of life roadtripping with her husband and spending time with her kids, grandkids, sisters, brothers and mother. She made an everlasting impression on everyone she met and had many friends. Vicki was born in St. Cloud, MN on April 25, 1957 to parents Gene and Bette Grafft. Vicki spent her first 30 years living in NE Minneapolis. Preceded in death by father Gene and nephew Michael Anschutz. She is survived by her husband of 35 years, John; her mother, Bette; daughters, Kayli (Brett Ortler) Schaaf and Jackie Schaaf; grandchildren Oliver and Violet Ortler; sisters Lynette Anschutz, Pam (Dave) Christlieb, Penni (Rick) Skrzypek, and Jodi (Mike) Jones; and brothers Guy and Gordon Grafft. Memorials to the American Lung Association. There will be a celebration of life at a later date. (Published in the Star Tribune on January 24, 2021)