Born:

29 Nov 1878, in DeKalb, IL.

Married:

Heinrich Louis August Krasche, 19 May 1907 in Gladstone, IA.. (b. 19 Sep 1884 in Belmont, Lafayette Co, WI) (d. 3 Apr 1955 in Woodward, Dallas Co, IA).

Produced:

5 Children: 
Donald August Krasche, ( b. 13 Dec 1908, Dallas Co, IA) ( d. 13 Dec 1908, Dallas Co, IA. ( Died At Birth).
Mildred Jean Krasche, ( b. 26 Jun 1911, Dallas Co, IA) ( d. 9 Dec 1963, Dallas Co, IA). Burial: Woodward Cemetery, Woodward, Dallas Co, IA.; Education: Graduated from Perry High School 1929, Perry, Dallas Co., IA.  Occupation: Telephone Operator
Orvil August Krasche, ( b. 20 Jul 1913, Dallas Co, IA) ( d. 27 Nov 1986, Des Moines , Polk Co, IA.) ( m. Ruby Caroline Miller, 1 Oct 1944, Leon, IA.; b. 7 Oct 1911, Bouton, Dallas Co, IA.; d. February 19, 1980, Des Moines , Polk Co, IA..  Cause of Death: Heart Attack; Medical Information: Heart disease, High blood pressure; Military service: Served in US Navy in WWII, as a boiler attendant of battleship USS Arkansas and on cruiser USS Monterey. Occupation: Boiler Attendant, Heavy Equip Operator. More About Ruby Caroline Miller: Cause of Death: Cancer.  Education: Woodward, Dallas Co, IA,  Occupation: Aircraft Communicator, Housewife Religion: Methodist
Belva Krasche, ( b. 26 Jan 1915, Dallas Co, IA) ( d. 31 Jan 1915, Dallas Co, IA.). (Died as infant).
Arvid Richard Krasche, b. 28 Mar 1916, At family farm home , Dallas Co, IA,.

Died:

12 May 1948 in Woodward, Dallas Co., IA..

Buried:

14 May 1948, Woodward Cemetery Comment: Funeral conducted by Rev. Glenn Toole, Hooker Funeral Home, Woodward, IA.

Narrative:

* Christening: 7 Jun 1885
* Education: 1909, Member of the first graduating class of Woodward High School, Woodward IA.
* Occupation: Teacher, telephone operator, farm housewife. Also served as railroad depot agent and telegrapher for Milwaukee Road, served as postmaster and telephone operator in Bouton, Dallas,Co, IA
* Religion: Methodist, Lutheran Church, Belmont, WI.
* Residence: Houghton Farm, 1 mi. south of Woodward IA.
* HEINRICH LOUIS AUGUST KRASCHE: Born Heinrich Louis August Krasche in 1884, but known through most of his life as August Louis Henry Krasche, nicknamed "Gus". He was the first of Friedrich Christian August Krasche's children to be born in the U.S., his next oldest sibling having been born in Germany in 1882. Details of most of his early life are unknown, including when and why he came to the area of Woodward IA. He met his wife- to- be, Jessie Houghton, while he was a telephone operator in Bouton IA. Jessie was a telephone operator in Woodward IA. and the met after talking frequently as operators. Gus farmed what is known as the "Houghton Farm" 1 mile south of Woodward IA. for many years, and died of a heart attack while plowing his field preparing for spring planting. He was found on his tractor, which he had shut off during the heart attack. He was a happy man who loved to watch wrestling on TV with several of his friends who faithfully gathered in his house for the weekly telecast. He kept one cow, "Bessie", a Guernsey milk cow. He rented the Houghton Farm most of his later years, having lost the deed during the depression due to his inability to repay on time a loan of a few hundred dollars. One often-told story was his finding an albino horned owl, which he sold to the White Owl cigar company as an advertising device for "a nice sum of money".