Frances Krause

Frances Elaine Krause, 85, a resident of rural Webster, died December 27, 2015, at Maple Ridge Care Center in Spooner. Frances (Fran) was born on October 10, 1930 to Frank and Eleanor Arndt, who farmed in Pierce County, Wisconsin. Fran and her brother, Gerald, attended Herbert School for seven years and Conroy School for one year. Fran graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1948. Fran was united in marriage to Eugene Krause on October 30, 1954. Three children were born to this union: Karen, Mark and Kent. Fran always had a great love for teaching children and country schools. She attended UW-River Falls and received a two-year Rural Teaching Degree. She taught four years in a one-room school in Pierce County from 1950 to 1954. After moving to the Orange Community in 1954, she taught grades 1-6 at Lone Pine School for one year and she did a lot of substitute teaching for the Webster School District while raising her young children. Fran continued taking college classes and received her Bachelor’s Degree from UW-Superior. She taught second grade at Webster Elementary School from 1972 through 1993. Frances was very involved in community and church activities. In August 2013, Fran was recognized for her 50th year as a 4-H leader, starting a 4-H club in Pierce County, but spending most of these years working with local youth in the Orange community and Burnett County. She was inducted into the Wisconsin 4-H Hall of Fame in 2014. Fran was also active at the club, county and district levels of the Burnett County Association of Home and Community Education for more than 50 years as a member and leader in the Harmony Homemaker Club. Bethany Lutheran Church in Siren was her church and she was involved in Choir, Sunday School, Women of the ELCA, women’s circle and the quilting group. Other community volunteer efforts include 40 years as treasurer of the Orange Community Center, Friends of the Library Officer, Burnett County Historical Society, Forts Folle Avoine Member, Orange Cemetery Officer, Habitat for Humanity family selection committee and mentor, Webster School’s Dollars for Scholars supporter and a Parkinson’s Support Group Member. She was also proud of hosting the Burnett County Dairy Breakfast twice at the Krause Farm, a Century/4th generation farm, operated by her son, Kent. Her children and grandchildren were highlights of her life. She also enjoyed gardening, birdwatching, sewing, travelling and cheering on the Webster Tigers, Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Brewers and Wisconsin Badgers. She went to Europe seven times; toured Alaska, Hawaii and a lot of the U.S.A. She is survived by her daughter, Karen (Gerald) Hintz; two sons, Mark (Deanna) and Kent (Nancy) Krause; grandchildren, Allyson Krause, Cassie (Greg) Gast, Kathryn Krause, Bryan Krause, Karl Hintz, and Bradley Krause; one great-granddaughter, Adelaide Gast; sisters in-law, Janet Arndt and Barbara (Norman) Pautz; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. Fran is preceded in death by her husband, Eugene in 1980; brother, Gerald; parents, Frank and Eleanor; mother in-law, Kathryn (Cassie) Krause; and father in-law, Reuben Krause. Visitation to be held on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 from 5-8pm at the Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home in Webster. Funeral Service to be held on Thursday, December 31, 2015 at 11am (visitation 10am – 11am) at Bethany Lutheran Church in Siren. Burial will be at Orange Cemetery. Pallbearers are Bryan Krause, Bradley Krause, Randy Hedrick, Dean Peterson, Karl Hintz and Cassie Gast. Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home in Webster, WI. Online condolences may be expressed at www.swedberg-taylor.com Memorials preferred to Bethany Lutheran Church or Webster School’s Dollars for Scholars.