Last Name: KRAUSE |
First:
Alpha |
Middle: |
Lot # : 32 |
Plot # : 9 |
Gender:
F |
Birth Name: Seely |
Born:
Jan. 20, 1881 |
Died:
Nov. 9, 1975 |
Burial Date:
Nov. 12, 1975 |
Ledger
Notes: Age: 94 Yrs., 9 Mos., 20 Days
Funeral: Attrell's Chapel
Obituary: ALPHA KRAUSE
Funeral
services for Alpha Krause, age 94, lifetime resident of
the Sherwood-Wilsonville area, who died November 9, at a
Newberg nursing home, were Wednesday, November 12, 2
p.m. at Attrell's Sherwood Funeral Chapel. Mr.
Lloyd A. Melhorn, pastor of the Sherwood Community
Friends Church, officiated and interment was at Pleasant
Hill Cemetery, Sherwood.
Alpha Krause was born the daughter of Joseph B. Seely
and the former Mary Jane Smith in Sherwood Oregon on
January 20, 1881. She was a native Oregonian,
living in the Sherwood-Wilsonville area all her active
life. Alpha was the fifth child and the last to
pass on in the family of 7 boys and 6 girls. She
attended Pleasant Hill grade school. On October
13, 1900, she was married to Herman C. Krause at the
Sherwood Congregational church. Her lifetime was
spent in caring for her family and helping with the farm
work. Mr. Krause preceded her in death in
December31, 1963. She was active until going to
the nursing home in May of 1973.
Surviving are: One son, Frank Krause of Sherwood;
one daughter, Mrs. Otto (Pearl) Jaeger of Wilsonville;
three grandchildren, Mrs. Raymond Dreeszen, Astoria,
Oregon, Fred Jaeger, Sherwood, and Don Jaeger,
Wilsonville, and many nieces, nephews, and other
relatives.
Daughter of Joseph Bem Seely and Mary Jane
(Smith) Seely;
Mother of Joseph Frank Krause and Alta Pearl (Jaeger) |
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Monument Survey |
Monument Material:
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Granite
monument and concrete apron |
Auxiliary Stones: |
None |
Monument Problems:
|
Edges are badly chipped; apron is covered |
Engraving:
|
Mint condition with some lichen |
Illustrations: |
Floral decorations |
Flower
Containers: |
None |
Other Remarks: |
Matches the Krause stone next to it in plots 11, 10. |
Inscriptions, top reading
from the East:
MOTHER
ALPHA KRAUSE
1881 ---- 1975 |
FATHER
HERMAN C. KRAUSE
1876 ---- 1963 |
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Date Surveyed:
8-12-06 |
Surveyor:
C. Lehan |
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