Kraus, Elmer Charles^{[1, 2]}

1924 - 2006  (81 years)

• Name	Kraus, Elmer Charles
  Born	30 Dec 1924	Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA
  Gender	Male
  Education	He attended the Milwaukee State Teachers College, Milwaukee, Wis.
  Military Service	He served in the U.S. Army and Air Force during World War II in the United States and European Theater.
  Occupation	He was employed by Amana Refrigeration for 23 years. He resigned from Amana Refrigeration and became part owner of Kraus Manufacturing in 1966. He then was affiliated with Highway Equipment Co., retiring in 1987. He founded and was president of the Little Amana Winery Inc.
  Died	24 Apr 2006	Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA
  Elmer C. Kraus, 81, died Monday, April 24, 2006, at Colonial Manor of Amana following an extended illness. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Middle Amana Community Church, by Elder Jon Childers, assisted by Larry Hertel. Burial: East Amana Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Middle Amana Community Church. Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo, is in charge of arrangements. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Lucille; a daughter, Elizabeth McKenzie and husband, Charles, of West Amana; a son, Perry and wife, Lou Ann, of Alpharetta, Ga.; three granddaughters, Lydia McKenzie, Kathleen Kraus Smith and Katrina Kraus; a sister, Helen Schuerer and husband, Harold, of East Amana; and a brother, George Kraus and wife, Helen, of Sun Lakes, Ariz. He was preceded in death by his parents. Elmer Charles Kraus was born Dec. 30, 1924, in Middle Amana, Iowa, the son of Charles and Helena Schinnerling Kraus. He received his education in the Amana Schools, and graduated from Amana High School. He attended the Milwaukee State Teachers College, Milwaukee, Wis., as a cadet for the Air Force. He served in the U.S. Army and Air Force during World War II in the United States and European Theater. Elmer married Lucille Schaefer on July 19, 1947, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He was employed by Amana Refrigeration for 23 years. He resigned from Amana Refrigeration and became part owner of Kraus Manufacturing in 1966. He then was affiliated with Highway Equipment Co., retiring in 1987. He founded and was president of the Little Amana Winery Inc. He served on the Board of Directors of the Amana Society and the Amana Nordstrom Corporation. He also served as committee chairman of the Amana Boy Scout troop and was a member of the Hawkeye Area Executive Council for many years. Elmer had many hobbies, including projects in and outside their home. He loved the outdoors and especially enjoyed working in the yard with the lawn and plants. He was a member of the Amana Church Society, Amana Heritage Society and the American Legion. Memorials may be contributed to the Amana Church Society, Amana First Responders or the Iowa County Ambulance Service. [3]
  Age	81 years
  Buried	East Amana Cemetery, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA   [4]
  	Section 2, Row 3 and Plot 1. Elmer is a Veteran and has a US Army World War II grave marker present.
  Siblings	2 siblings
  + 1. Kraus, George Gottfried           b. 11 Apr 1921, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA           d. 14 Aug 2011  (Age 90 years) + 2. Kraus, H.
  Person ID	I5214	Amana Tree
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	Kraus, Karl "Charlie"           b. 1 Jun 1895, Middleborough, Ct Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA           d. 28 Dec 1977  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Fels, Helena Catharina           b. 15 Apr 1900, Homestead, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA           d. 30 Oct 1986, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Married	3 Jun 1920	Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA
  Children	3 children
  + 1. Kraus, George Gottfried           b. 11 Apr 1921, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA           d. 14 Aug 2011  (Age 90 years) + 2. Kraus, Elmer Charles           b. 30 Dec 1924, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA           d. 24 Apr 2006, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 81 years) + 3. Kraus, H.
  Notes	EDIT 18 Nov 2021; CB; add mplace; mrec.
  Family ID	F1699	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Schaefer, Lucille Frieda           b. 1 Sep 1921, East Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA           d. 15 Nov 2015, Cedar Rapids, Ct Linn, Iowa, USA  (Age 94 years)
  Children	2 children
  1. Kraus, P.W.   2. Kraus, E.A.
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F1848	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Sources

  [S0015] Koch-Register Translation, August Franz Koch, et al; translated by Erna Fels and Henry Ruff, Reliability >>2<<. [S0010] Schumacher-Register, Vol 2, Jakob Schumacher, et. al., Reliability >>3<<., p. 351. [S1009] Obit Cedar Rapids Gazette, Reliability >>2<<., Cedar Rapids Gazette, April 26, 2006, Edition: F, Page 4B. [S1024] IAGenWeb Iowa Head Stone Project, http://iagenweb.org/iowa/cem/, Reliability >>3<<., https://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php?id=529681, 31 May 2020.