BioA: Krause, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar (55th - 1981)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Krause, Roder, Sanger, Faber, Hillert, Verhasselt, Reiff

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 10/22/1981

Krause, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar (55th - 1981)

Oscar and Helen Krause, Rt. 2 Granton, celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on Sunday, October 11, at a surprise party given in their honor by friends and relatives. The event was held at the David Hillert farm which was formerly owned by Oscar and Helen.

Oscar was born to Carl and Emilie (Roder) Krause on April 9, 1903, in Granton. He attended school in the Granton area. The former Helen Faber daughter of Pete and Rose Sanger Faber was born on April 14, 1904, in the Lynn area. She attended school in the Town of Lynn.

They were married on October 14, 1926, at Zion American Lutheran Church, Town of Grant, by the Jacob Reiff. He had also baptized and confirmed both of them. They are still members of the same congregation. After their marriage, they purchased an 80-acre farm in the Town of Grant and farmed there for 39 years. They sold the farm in 1965 and retired to a new home in Granton.

The two original attendants were Reinhold Krause, Marshfield, a brother to the groom and who was also present at the gathering, and Geneva Verhasselt, Phlox, a sister of the bride. She was unable to attend the celebration.