Elna Emile Krause

Lewiston, Elna Emilie Krause, 99, of Lewiston died Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at the Lewiston Villa. Elna was born November 4, 1910 to August and Anna (Bublitz) Brand in Hayfield. At the age of 1, her family moved to the Hart and Lewiston area, where she attended country school, Lewiston parochial school, and Lewiston High School. She attended Winona State College, the University of Minnesota School of Agriculture, and St. Charles Teachers Training. Elna taught rural school 2 miles north of Lewiston until 1933 when she married Fred Krause. She enjoyed being outdoors on the farm, raising turkeys, chickens and sold eggs and saved enough to help buy their first farm near St. Charles. They farmed in the Dover, St. Charles and Lewiston areas. The couple had one son Curtis. Upon Fred's death in 1975 she moved to Lewiston. At the age of 71 Elna attended the Vocational College in Winona for the nurse's assistant course. She worked at the Lewiston Villa Nursing Home for 7 years. She then did home health care for several ladies. Elna was a member of St. Paul's Church in Lewiston, where she taught Sunday school, enjoyed quilting with the ladies, delivered meals on wheels, was secretary of the senior center group. She received the outstanding senior citizen award in 1984 and again in 1989 at the Winona County Fair, and she attended the Minnesota State Fair to receive an award. She enjoyed baking, gardening, quilting, and time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Survivors include her son, Curtis (Beverly) Krause, a sister Mildred Wanek and a sister-in-law Anna Brand all of Lewiston, grandchildren, Mike (Janet) Krause of St. Charles and Kathy (Fess) Foster of Whitehall, MT, great-grandchildren; Nick McElmury of California, Ben and Emma Krause of St. Charles, step great-grandchildren Emily and Ben Foster of Montana, a special niece Nancy Lorenz of Lewiston and many nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be 11AM Monday at St. Paul's Church in Lewiston with the Reverend Leah Cook McDowell officiating. Burial will follow in Hillside Cemetery in St. Charles. Friends may call from 2-5 PM Sunday at Hoff Funeral & Cremation Service in Lewiston. They may also call one hour before services at the church on Monday. Please share a memory of Elna at her on-line guestbook and view her Tribute Video when it becomes available at www.hofffuneral.com.
Tribute video can be found at: videos.lifetributes.com/123723