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A graveside service for Gene Kraus, 79, Tonganoxie, will be noon, Monday, Jan. 11, at Hubbel Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be 10 a.m.-noon Monday at Quisenberry Funeral Home, Tonganoxie.
Mr. Kraus died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010, at Providence Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.
He was born April 6, 1930, in Dover, Ark., the son of John and Lillian Mason Kraus. He was a driver for Fordyce Concrete Company, Kansas City, Kan. He was united in marriage to Rose Moore on Feb. 17, 1993, in Tonganoxie. He was preceded in death by his son, Bill Kraus and two brothers, Donald Kraus and Johnny Kraus.
Survivors include his wife, Rose Kraus, of the home; one stepson, Jesse Smith, Tonganoxie; one stepdaughter, Doris Young, Kansas City, Kan.; two brothers, Roy Kraus, Tucson, Ariz. and Carl Kraus, Osceola, Mo.; two sisters, Mildred Ruff, Tonganoxie, and Thelma Bryant, Winchester; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Condolences may be left for the family at quisenberryfh.com.

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Do you plan on attending the St. Patrick’s festivities Saturday in Tonganoxie?

I like seeing Tongie being festive and all dressed up for the occasion. Along with my family, I will be attending the parade, watching the Wild Women of the Frontier, snarfing up some corn beef and cabbage and listening to the pipes. I’m only Irish on St. Paddy’s Day, and sometimes the weekends before and after. The rest of the time, I’m Scottish and both cultures regard pipes as heavenly. To me, it is also a celebration of spring’s imminent arrival, and the green color carries that message, too.

— Jacque Admire

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