Obit: Krause, Henry M. “Hank” (1942 – 2020)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Krause, Poncek, Niggemann, Knight, Brandner, Klemm, Wennerstrand, Juedes

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 08 Jul 2020

Krause, Henry M. “Hank” (3 SEP 1942 – 29 JUN 2020)

Westboro resident, Henry "Hank" M. Krause, 77. died Monday June 29, 2020, at Aspirus Hospital in Wausau. He was a member of Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Rib Lake. A funeral service will be held at a future date. Hemer Funeral Home of Medford assisted the family with arrangements.

Henry Krause was born Sept. 3, 1942. in Westboro. to the late Merwin and Nellie (Poncek) Krause. He attended Westboro schools and graduated in 1960. He played Dairyland baseball, coached Little League baseball, logged, hauled milk, farmed and home remodeled in the Westboro area. He worked at Weather Shield in Medford for 31 years until he retired. He loved hunting, helping on the farm, making firewood and watching his grandchildren's sporting events.

He married the love of his life, Marian "Midge" Niggemann, on June 29, 1968, at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Chelsea, and was taken to heaven on his 52nd wedding anniversary.


Survivors include his wife, Marian "Midge" Krause of Westboro; four children: Dan (Katie) Krause of Dorchester, Jeff (Heidi) Krause of Medford, Randy (Dawn) Krause of Westboro and Brad Krause of Westboro. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren: Sam, Bailey Jack, Olivia, Max, Kierra. Autumn. Kyla, Nick, Tessa and Chris Krause. He loved them tremendously and was very proud of them - they all brought so much joy to his life, which he treasured. He is also survived by four sisters: Shirley (Emery) Klemm of Menomonee Falls, Betty (Ronald) Brandner of Richfield. Rosemary (Edward) Brandner of Tomahawk and Denise Knight of Muskego; one brother. Dwaine (Aria Jean) of Westboro; and brothers and sisters-in-law: Robert and Eraldine Wennerstrand of Warroad, Minnesota, Robert and Rita Juedes of Stetsonville, Dennis and Diane Niggemann, Rodger, and Eileen Unlrich, Norbert and Nancy Niggemann, Ron and Roberta Juedes, and George and Marry Niggemann, all of Medford.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a twin at birth; two brothers-in-law, Ray and Duane Niggemann, and one sister-in-law, Gale Niggemann.