Craig R. Tool, 60, of Newton died on Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, at his home. 

A visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, at the home of Marian Benac, 625 N. Second Ave E. in Newton. Memorials in Craig’s name may be left at the visitation or at the Wallace Family Funeral Home.

Craig, the son of Vernon L. And Winona J. (Baty) Tool, was born on July 31, 1952, in Newton. He graduated from Newton Senior High School in 1970. Following graduation, Craig began working at the Maytag Company in Newton. Craig was united in marriage with Loretta M. Benac on Sept. 14, 1973, in Newton. Craig worked at the Maytag Company for 31 years, retiring from the Machine Shop in 2001. He then continued to work inside the Maytag facility for Mid-Iowa Tools until 2004. In 2006, he became a Para-Pro for the Newton Community School District where he had worked at Berg Elementary for the last four years.