Ralph Lee Schraft, of Rolla, MO, passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Phelps Health at the age of 61.

He was born on February 29, 1964 in Tahlequah, OK to Emil R. Schraft and Barbara M. (Bailey) Schraft. He was preceded in death by his father; stepfather, James Leroy Bailey; nephew, Dominic Schraft; great nephew, Lucas Schraft; and grandparents, Robert and Theresa Brasier.

Ralph graduated from Dixon High School in 1983 and never married. He was a kind man who loved sports (especially baseball) and coin collecting in his younger years. He enjoyed going to a good yard sale and was an avid fan of the St. Louis Cardinals.

Ralph will be sadly missed by his surviving family which includes: his mother, Barbara Bailey of St. James, MO; three brothers, Donald Schraft and wife, Sabrina of Vienna, MO, John Schraft and wife, Janet of Depauw, IN, and Drew “Danny” Schraft of St. James, MO; and numerous uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, cousins and many other relatives and friends.

A memorial gathering for Ralph L. Schraft will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, 2025 in the Community Room of the Vichy Fire Department. A visitation for family and friends will be held prior to the service beginning at 1 p.m.