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Frieda Krause 
 
	Soldotna resident Frieda Krause died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2003, at her home. 
She was 80. Graveside services will be held at the Cherokee 
Memorial Park in Lodi, Calif., where she will be buried next to her husband. 
Mrs. Krause was born March 16, 1923, in Lodi, where she was raised and graduated 
from high school. She lived most of her life in Lodi and traveled often with her 
husband, Johnny Ray Krause, and family. She enjoyed embroidery, crafts and gardening. 
She moved to Soldotna in September 2003 to be closer to her family. "Frieda was a loving, caring girl who always 
thought of others before herself. She loved being around family and was so 
excited about coming to Alaska for her first time," her family said. Mrs. Krause was preceded in death by her 
husband, Johnny Ray Krause in March 2003. She is survived by her son, John Evers Krause 
of Lodi; daughter, Shirley Krause of Middletown, Calif.; son, Willie Krause of 
Clear Lake, Calif.; son and daughter-in-law, John and Debra Krause of Soldotna; 
grandsons, Rob, Ron and John William Krause of Soldotna; granddaughters, Crystal 
Krause of Kalispell, Mont., Kara Krause of Las Vegas and Paula Litschauer of 
Arizona; grandson, Tim Evers of West Point, Wis.; brothers, Art Hofer of 
Stockton, Calif., and Adolf Hofer of Gridley, Calif.; sisters, Bertha George of 
Stockton and Eva Sproek of Point Pleasant, Calif.; daughter, Betty Rankin of 
Lincoln, Neb.; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and two great-grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Peninsula Memorial 
Chapel and the Cherokee Memorial Park and Funeral Home in Lodi. 
Source: Peninsula Clarion, October 31, 2003
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