| 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]
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| 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.
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| Siblings |
2 siblings |
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Ancestors |
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| Patriarch & Matriarch |
Kraus, Karl
b. 28 Mar 1834, Gefrees, Ct Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany
d. 17 Apr 1910, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA (Age 76 years) (Great Grandfather) 
Geiger (nee Mook), Margaretha
b. 19 Nov 1771, Bad Bergzabern, Ct Südliche Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
d. 23 Feb 1845, Middle Ebenezer [hist], West Seneca, Ct. Erie, New York, USA (Age 73 years) (3 x Great Grandmother) |
| 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 |
Kraus (nee 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 |
| 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. Living |
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| Family ID |
F1699 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1924 - 2006 (81 years)