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Leah Gladys Krause Wiedmann
Birth: Oct. 23, 1917
Zeeland
McIntosh County
North Dakota, USA
Death: Apr. 17, 2007
Fargo
Cass County
North Dakota, USA
Leah Gladys Krause was born October 23, 1917 in Zeeland, McIntosh County, ND, the only child of Jacob and Frieda (Bender) Krause. When she was four, her family moved to Lehr, ND where she grew to adulthood. Leah came to know the Lord as her personal Savior when she was thirteen at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Lehr. Since then, church activities have been the focus of her life.
Leah was one of a class of eight in the Lehr High School. She was a member of the girl's basketball team and was active in school activities. She graduated in 1936. After graduating she taught 18 students in a one room school house in Guyson, ND. After the school year ended, she worked in a store in Lehr for 2 ½ years.
In 1939, Leah moved to Fargo, ND where she attended the New York Hairdressing and Cosmetology Academy and was employed at the Fashion Beauty Salon.
On June 15, 1941, after a seven-year courtship, Leah married Otto Wiedmann of Venturia, ND, in Lehr. The couple made their home in Fargo. In 1942 their first son, Ronald Otto, was born. In October 1943, Otto was inducted into the US Army. After Otto was discharged, he began working for the Fargo Post Office and they bought their first home. A second son, Dean Burdette, was born in 1947 and James Brent was born in 1949.
The family were active members of the Calvary Baptist Church. Leah sang in the choir, taught Sunday school, and served on numerous committees, including many years as a deaconess.
In 1955 Leah started to work outside the home again in retail sales for Betty Gay's Dress Shop and later in the boy's department of the Straus Clothing Store. She retired in 1974.
After retiring, they spent winter months in Phoenix, AZ. In 1992, they returned permanently to Fargo. Otto died June 3, 2004, after 62 years of marriage.
Leah went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 17, 2007. In addition to her husband, she was preceded by death by her son, Dean, who died in 2007.
Leah is survived by her sons: Ron (Glenna) of Fargo and their children, Barry (Andrea), Brian (Christine), Heidi, and Brett; and Jim (Pam) of Phoenix, and their children, Jodi (Phillippi) Sparks, Matt (Cheri), and Jake; her daughter-in-law, Linda, of Detroit Lakes, MN, and their children, Todd (Rhonda), David, and Laura; and eighteen great-grandchildren.
Visitation: Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead.
Funeral Service: Saturday, April 21, 2007, Calvary Baptist Church, Fargo, ND.
Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo, ND.
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Parents:
Jacob Krause (1891 - 1977)
Frieda Bender Krause (1899 - 1988)
Spouse:
Otto Wiedmann (1912 - 2004)
Children:
Dean Burdette Wiedmann (1947 - 2007)*
*Calculated relationship
Inscription:
NEE Krause Wed June 15 1941
Burial:
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Fargo
Cass County
North Dakota, USA
Maintained by: RO
Originally Created by: L Davenport
Record added: Apr 16, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 26049646
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1917 - 2007 (89 years)