Obituary of Dorothy Mae Krause

Dorothy Mae "Dee" Krause (nee Roettger) Age 94, of the Villages of Laclede Oaks in St. Louis, MO since 2008, and a former longtime Joliet, IL resident, passed Saturday, November 26, 2016. She was born May 6, 1922 in Joliet to the late Esther (nee Krueger) and Arthur A. Roettger. A graduate of Joliet Township High School and life member of St. Peter Lutheran Church where she was active with the Ladies Aid, Evening Guild and Bell Choir as well as a former Sunday School Teacher. Beloved wife of Carl H. Krause, whom she married May 1, 1949 at St. Peters; loving mother of Bonnie Hesse of Arnold, MO, Nancy Koken of Irvine, CA and the late Janice (Ronald) Meredith, Jr. of Omaha. NE; and proud grandmother of Matthew Koken, and Rachel and Robert Meredith. Preceded in death by her parents; and an infant brother. Dee retired in 1977 from the Bookmobile Division of the Joliet Public Library and was formerly employed by Gerlach-Barklow in Joliet. A visitation for Dorothy Mae Krause will be held on Friday, December 2, 2016 at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Roads, Joliet, from 9:00 a.m. until a prayer service begins at 10:00 a.m. Committal Prayers and Interment will follow at Elmhurst Cemetery in Joliet, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorials in her name can be made to St. Peter Lutheran Church and/or School. For more information please call (815) 741-5500 or visit her Memorial Tribute at www.fredcdames.com.