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April 5, 2012
Services
Funeral services will be held Monday, April 9th, 2012 at 10:30 AM from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to Our Lady of The Valley RC Church, Wayne where at 11 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Monday from 9 – 10: 30 AM.
George A. Krause age 94 of Wayne died Thursday, April 5, 2012 at the Atrium Health Care Center in Wayne. The events at his final moments on this earth were no less than beautiful. His niece Kathryn was at his bedside holding his hand talking to him when he took his last breath and passed from faith to the miracle of life eternal joining his Lord and Savior.
He was born in Passaic and lived in Clifton where he spent his formative years and then lived in Ridgewood for many years before moving to Wayne.
George received his formal education at Clifton High School graduating with the Class of 1936. When World War II broke out he was drafted into the Army and spent his military career in Europe. It was while he was in Great Britain that he met a beautiful girl named Elsie. He decided that she was the girl that he wanted to marry but with one condition. She needed to accept his Catholic faith as her own and then they could marry. She gladly accepted his proposal and they married and had sixty-three years of wonderful marriage together.
George co- owned Superior Meat Market in Ridgewood where he worked for over 30 years. When the business closed, he took a position at Steve’s Green Grocer in Ramsey before finally retiring in 1997.
When George and Elsie decided to have children many difficulties intervened and Elsie had twelve miscarriages. Then success appeared at the door when Elsie carried her next pregnancy to full term. When it came time for the arrival of the baby the doctor injured the baby and little Georgie was born with birth injuries including being blind and immobile, conditions that could not improve. Elsie and George loved this child with all of their hearts and determined to make little Georgie’s life as pleasant as possible despite his infirmities. As Georgie grew he became difficult to lift and carry and George and Elsie had to put him in Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville, New York; however Elsie stayed there with Georgie taking care of him full time every day. When dad left work he joined his wife on the weekends helping her do the same.
These parental efforts for Georgie can be viewed as a God given sacrifice of selfless parental love for their wonderful son who God gave them to take care of on this earth. Georgie died at 23 years old. Because of George's strong faith, he believed that his son Georgie was in heaven with no infirmities and could see and was healthy and happy. One of George's wishes was that Georgie would be able to see him when he got to heaven. Now George, Elsie and Georgie are together in God's Kingdom.
God gave George another challenge in life. Elsie fell while on a trip in England to see her family and was paralyzed. George took her back to the United States and took care of her for almost 5 years until he became ill.
God gifted George with a soft and kind personality that made life good for him despite the great stresses that would consume a lesser person. He had the ability throughout his life to “roll with the punches” and come up happy. Even after his passing he had the attendants and nursing staff pay their respects to their beloved patient whom they came to admire as they took care of him. Everyone will remember him for the brightness he brought into everyone's life with his beautiful smile.
Surviving are one nephew Frank Krause and his wife Kathryn of Wayne and many other nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his wife Elsie Krause, his son George Jr.,, his mom Hanna, his dad Gustav and also five brothers Fred, August, Albert and Frank and two sisters Madeline Liptak and Amelia McCann.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in George Krause’s memory are asked to consider Mary Help of Christians Academy, 659 Belmont Avenue Haledon, NJ 07508.
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Funeral services will be held Monday, April 9th, 2012 at 10:30 AM from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to Our Lady of The Valley RC Church, Wayne where at 11 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Monday from 9 – 10: 30 AM.
April 5, 2012
Services
Funeral services will be held Monday, April 9th, 2012 at 10:30 AM from the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne then to Our Lady of The Valley RC Church, Wayne where at 11 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Monday from 9 – 10: 30 AM.
George A. Krause age 94 of Wayne died Thursday, April 5, 2012 at the Atrium Health Care Center in Wayne. The events at his final moments on this earth were no less than beautiful. His niece Kathryn was at his bedside holding his hand talking to him when he took his last breath and passed from faith to the miracle of life eternal joining his Lord and Savior.
He was born in Passaic and lived in Clifton where he spent his formative years and then lived in Ridgewood for many years before moving to Wayne.
George received his formal education at Clifton High School graduating with the Class of 1936. When World War II broke out he was drafted into the Army and spent his military career in Europe. It was while he was in Great Britain that he met a beautiful girl named Elsie. He decided that she was the girl that he wanted to marry but with one condition. She needed to accept his Catholic faith as her own and then they could marry. She gladly accepted his proposal and they married and had sixty-three years of wonderful marriage together.
George co- owned Superior Meat Market in Ridgewood where he worked for over 30 years. When the business closed, he took a position at Steve’s Green Grocer in Ramsey before finally retiring in 1997.
When George and Elsie decided to have children many difficulties intervened and Elsie had twelve miscarriages. Then success appeared at the door when Elsie carried her next pregnancy to full term. When it came time for the arrival of the baby the doctor injured the baby and little Georgie was born with birth injuries including being blind and immobile, conditions that could not improve. Elsie and George loved this child with all of their hearts and determined to make little Georgie’s life as pleasant as possible despite his infirmities. As Georgie grew he became difficult to lift and carry and George and Elsie had to put him in Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville, New York; however Elsie stayed there with Georgie taking care of him full time every day. When dad left work he joined his wife on the weekends helping her do the same.
These parental efforts for Georgie can be viewed as a God given sacrifice of selfless parental love for their wonderful son who God gave them to take care of on this earth. Georgie died at 23 years old. Because of George's strong faith, he believed that his son Georgie was in heaven with no infirmities and could see and was healthy and happy. One of George's wishes was that Georgie would be able to see him when he got to heaven. Now George, Elsie and Georgie are together in God's Kingdom.
God gave George another challenge in life. Elsie fell while on a trip in England to see her family and was paralyzed. George took her back to the United States and took care of her for almost 5 years until he became ill.
God gifted George with a soft and kind personality that made life good for him despite the great stresses that would consume a lesser person. He had the ability throughout his life to “roll with the punches” and come up happy. Even after his passing he had the attendants and nursing staff pay their respects to their beloved patient whom they came to admire as they took care of him. Everyone will remember him for the brightness he brought into everyone's life with his beautiful smile.
Surviving are one nephew Frank Krause and his wife Kathryn of Wayne and many other nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his wife Elsie Krause, his son George Jr.,, his mom Hanna, his dad Gustav and also five brothers Fred, August, Albert and Frank and two sisters Madeline Liptak and Amelia McCann.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in George Krause’s memory are asked to consider Mary Help of Christians Academy, 659 Belmont Avenue Haledon, NJ 07508.
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