----Source: Greenwood Gleaner 6/20/1940

MRS. RICHARD KRAUT PASSES AWAY

Mrs. Richard Kraut, nee Emma Noah, was born in the Town of Mead, Clark County, Nov. 26, 1907. She spent her childhood in this community and later was employed at Milwaukee.

On Oct. 24, 1931 she was united in marriage to Richard Kraut at Kenilworth, Ill. They later resided at Wilmett and Winnetka, Ill. In July 1939 they left for German, residing at Braunschweig and Bleiburg. On April 23, 1940 she passed to her reward from complications unable to be solved. She was laid to rest in Bleiburg.

Besides her husband she is survived by her infant son, Richard Jr., one week old and a daughter Gretchen, four years old, her aged mother, Mrs. A. H. Noah, four sisters, Mrs. Clara Wendt of Owen Mrs. Alvina Peters, Milwaukee Mrs. Selma Hollman, Grafton Mrs. Bertha Schwarze, Greenwood, four brothers, Calvin of Baxter, Iowa Albert of Sidney, Mont. Oscar of Alma and Emil in Greenwood.
She was a member of Immanuel Reformed Church of Greenwood until her death. Private memory services were held for her at the Emil Noah home on Monday, June 2, 1940. They were read by Rev. P. H. Franzmeier in both the English and German language with members of the immediate family being present at the time.