Krause

William H. “Bill” Krause, 80, of Fenelton, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at Good Samaritan Hospice at Concordia.

Born Nov. 27, 1941, in Fenelton, he was the son of the late W. Melford and Mildred Herman Krause.

Bill was retired from Butler Memorial Hospital, where he worked as a plumber for 35 years.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

He was a member of First United Methodist Church.

Bill and his wife, Jan, loved to travel domestically and internationally. They also very much enjoyed spending the winter months in the western states.

He is survived by his wife, Janice G. Heist Krause, whom he married Jan. 9, 1988; three children, William Krause and his wife, Gigi, of Butler, Brenda Krause and Charlie, of Butler, and Brian Krause and his wife, Robin, of Butler; four stepchildren, Garry Scott and Jami of Karns City, Cindy Lumley and her husband, Mark, of Apollo, Pa., Bryan Scott and his wife, Melissa, of Butler, and Tanya Wells and her husband, Dale, of Orlando, Fla.; two sisters, Janet Wahl and her husband, Lou, of Elizabethtown, Pa., and Carol McCall and her husband, Glenn, of Fenelton; 16 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

KRAUSE — Friends of William H. “Bill” Krause, who died Tuesday, April 5, 2022, will be received from 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at MARTIN FUNERAL HOME, 429 Center Ave., Butler.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church, 200 E. North St., Butler, with the Rev. David Janz officiating.

Donations in lieu of flowers may be made in Bill’s memory to the Alzheimer’s Association at www.alz.org.

Please visit www.martinfh.net.

Please sign the guestbook at www.butlereagle.com.