I was born in Nashville, Kansas, to Anne and the Rev. Paul Krause,
  February 4, 1927, the fifth of six girls. I was baptized at St. John's
  and attended Christian Day School, Nashville, until the fifth grade.
  When I was eleven, my family moved to a farm one and one-half miles
  west of Isabel, Kansas. I attended Isabel schools until my graduation
  in 1945. I then moved to Wichita and was employed as an elevator 
  operator at Hinkle's Department Store and later worked as an office
  integrator operator for City Service Gas Company.
    Leo was born February 1, 1927, at Ellinwood, Kansas. He joined the
  Coast Guard in January 1945 and was honorably discharged in May 1946 
  and shortly after began work at Boeing.
    We were married May 12, 1951, and our first child, Lon Jerome, was
  born August 20, 1952. I retired from City Service and became a full
  time mother and homemaker. Victoria LaRue (July 2, 1954) and Candice
  Renee (March 21, 1957) were also born while we were living at 1338 Ida 
  in Wichita.
    We moved to a farm near Peck, Kansas, in June 1960 and we still 
  reside there. We have cattle and do some farming. Three children were
  born while we lived on the farm: Randall Alan, June 30, 1961; Jacklyn
  Kay, May 8, 1967; and Justin Lee, December 17, 1970. My mother came
  to live with us from September 1964 until her death in November 1966.
    Leo was laid off at Boeing in 1967 and worked at Vulcan Chemical as
  a mechanic from 1968 until his retirement February 1, 1989. He is now
  a full-time farmer and rancher. His hobbies are sports, hunting live-
  stock sales and watching the grandchildren grow.
    In 1979, I was diagnosed as a diabetic. I am currently controlling
  my glucose level with diet and Glucotrol pills. My hobbies are 
  collecting stamps, doing crafts and watching the grandkids.
    We are members of Ressurection Lutheran Church, Haysville, Kansas. 
  We have been blessed with six children and thirteen grandchildren.
  Since Justin started college, I have been taking care of grandchildren
  while their parents worked.
    The main thing I wanted to teach my children is: Life is what you
  make of it. Nothing in life is fair or free, so trust in God and work
  for the life you want.
                  
  Source:St. John's Lutheran Church Centennial 1893-1994, Nashville, Kansas, pg. 30 
  Submitted by: Ruby (Krause) Doll