BARBARA ANN KRAUSE JOHNSON
KENEDY - Barbara Ann Krause Johnson of Kenedy was born on July 5, 1937, in the community of Olmos in Bee County, to Alfred C. and Viola (Sliva) Krause, the second of four children. She entered eternal life on Sept. 21, 2007.
Growing up she and her family lived in Olmos, Ray Point, and Three Rivers. Barbara was active in activities, sports and a class reporter her senior year at Three Rivers High School. She had fond memories of her years at TRHS with her many friends and family. She graduated from TRHS in 1955. After graduation she worked for about a year in the Live Oak county clerk's office in George West, and then worked for an abstract & title company for nine years. In 1963 she met her future husband Clarence A. Johnson through a blind date arranged by mutual friends. They were married on Aug. 22, 1964 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Ray Point. They then set up house in Kenedy where they raised three beautiful daughters, Carole Ann, Janice Rae, and Jennifer Sue. She was a stay at home mom until 1975 when she went to work for the summer with her husband Clarence as a secretary for ADM grain elevator. That summer turned into 22 ½ years. She retired in 1997.
Barbara was very supportive of her three daughters attending most, if not all, of their various competitions, whether it was band, volleyball, basketball, track, tennis, or golf. She was very proud of their accomplishments. She even played slow pitch softball in the city league with Carole and Janice. Barbara was the oldest lady playing softball at that time. She pitched and sometimes played first base. Though she didn't play with Jennifer she did coach Jennifer's softball team.
Barbara served as financial secretary of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church for over 30 years. She was a member of the Women of the Church and served in many offices; most recently as treasurer. She was honored by Good Shepherd Lutheran Church for her years of service in 2005. She was a Jaycee-ette for many years. She had perfect attendance for 10 of those years and received the Merit Award in 1968. She and Clarence were recognized for their dedication and service as Friends of the Karnes County Youth Show in 2000 by the Karnes County Stock Show Board. She loved music and served as church organist for Ray Point Lutheran Church in her late teens and early twenties and later for Good Shepherd Lutheran church from 1998 until May 2007. She was a supporter of all Kenedy athletic events and could be found cheering on the youth of the community. She received special recognition from several teams.
Of course the most traumatic time in her life was when she suffered her heart attack on May 29, 1998. At that time she had her mitral valve replaced and a stent put in. During the first two weeks she was put in an induced coma and after coming out of the coma was told that perhaps her feet and some fingers on her right hand would have to be amputated. On July 2 her legs were amputated about seven inches below each knee. Then later her middle three fingers on her right hand were amputated. She was at rehab from July 10, 1998 until Aug. 4, 1998 when she came home.
She has been referred to as a miracle. She believed she was spared because she was needed more here on earth than in heaven. The reason became clear when her husband, Clarence, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 1999 and then suffered several strokes. Barbara then took over his care and was able to keep him at home until just before his death in 2006. She had a wonderful caregiver in Grace Martinez that helped her care for him. She also said that she bargained with God not to take any of her fingers on her left hand. When she was in the hospitals she wondered if she would ever be able to play the piano or organ again and would imagine trying to play "Amazing Grace". When she came home and was able, she started practicing on the piano and found that she could indeed play. In October of 1998 Mary Carlson (our regular organist) was going to be out of town and asked her if she would like to try to play that Sunday and she said she didn't know if she could or not but Mary said "Oh you will because I taped my middle fingers together and was able to and you will be also) so she did play and did okay. Then in March 1999 Mary had an asthma attack and died so Barbara became the organist at Good Shepherd. She rarely missed a Sunday in the years since then. Someone asked her one time how she could play the organ if she could not play the bass pedals and she told them that she never played them before so why start now. She continued as organist until she was hospitalized in May of 2007 for emergency colon surgery. She was in and out of rehab all summer but never fully recovered from this surgery. She suffered a stroke on Sept. 8 and this along with other medical complications led to her untimely death.
She is survived by her daughters Carole (Roger) Gaskamp of Kenedy, Janice (John) Dulaney of Killeen, and Jennifer Johnson of Huntsville; and grandsons, Lane Gaskamp, Dean Gaskamp, Justin Dulaney, and Jake Dulaney; brothers, Gerald (Sigrid) Krause of Sugar Land, Henry (Mary) Krause of Seguin, Kenneth (Janice) Krause of Three Rivers; her loving care giver, Grace Martinez; and many nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews, and by numerous cousins and many, many friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Clarence A. Johnson; her parents, Alfred and Viola Krause; her maternal grandparents, Henry and Josephine Sliva; and her paternal grandparents, Fred and Martha Krause.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Kenedy with the Rev. Wally Schievelbein officiating. Burial will be at Elim Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. today, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Eckols Funeral Home.
Pallbearers are Bob Ihrig, Ervin Johnson, Kody Kanak, Ed Monson, Gaylon Oehlke, and Derral Russell. Honorary pallbearers are all her nephews and the members of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Building Improvement Fund or to donor's choice.
KENEDY - Barbara Ann Krause Johnson of Kenedy was born on July 5, 1937, in the community of Olmos in Bee County, to Alfred C. and Viola (Sliva) Krause, the second of four children. She entered eternal life on Sept. 21, 2007.
Growing up she and her family lived in Olmos, Ray Point, and Three Rivers. Barbara was active in activities, sports and a class reporter her senior year at Three Rivers High School. She had fond memories of her years at TRHS with her many friends and family. She graduated from TRHS in 1955. After graduation she worked for about a year in the Live Oak county clerk's office in George West, and then worked for an abstract & title company for nine years. In 1963 she met her future husband Clarence A. Johnson through a blind date arranged by mutual friends. They were married on Aug. 22, 1964 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Ray Point. They then set up house in Kenedy where they raised three beautiful daughters, Carole Ann, Janice Rae, and Jennifer Sue. She was a stay at home mom until 1975 when she went to work for the summer with her husband Clarence as a secretary for ADM grain elevator. That summer turned into 22 ½ years. She retired in 1997.
Barbara was very supportive of her three daughters attending most, if not all, of their various competitions, whether it was band, volleyball, basketball, track, tennis, or golf. She was very proud of their accomplishments. She even played slow pitch softball in the city league with Carole and Janice. Barbara was the oldest lady playing softball at that time. She pitched and sometimes played first base. Though she didn't play with Jennifer she did coach Jennifer's softball team.
Barbara served as financial secretary of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church for over 30 years. She was a member of the Women of the Church and served in many offices; most recently as treasurer. She was honored by Good Shepherd Lutheran Church for her years of service in 2005. She was a Jaycee-ette for many years. She had perfect attendance for 10 of those years and received the Merit Award in 1968. She and Clarence were recognized for their dedication and service as Friends of the Karnes County Youth Show in 2000 by the Karnes County Stock Show Board. She loved music and served as church organist for Ray Point Lutheran Church in her late teens and early twenties and later for Good Shepherd Lutheran church from 1998 until May 2007. She was a supporter of all Kenedy athletic events and could be found cheering on the youth of the community. She received special recognition from several teams.
Of course the most traumatic time in her life was when she suffered her heart attack on May 29, 1998. At that time she had her mitral valve replaced and a stent put in. During the first two weeks she was put in an induced coma and after coming out of the coma was told that perhaps her feet and some fingers on her right hand would have to be amputated. On July 2 her legs were amputated about seven inches below each knee. Then later her middle three fingers on her right hand were amputated. She was at rehab from July 10, 1998 until Aug. 4, 1998 when she came home.
She has been referred to as a miracle. She believed she was spared because she was needed more here on earth than in heaven. The reason became clear when her husband, Clarence, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 1999 and then suffered several strokes. Barbara then took over his care and was able to keep him at home until just before his death in 2006. She had a wonderful caregiver in Grace Martinez that helped her care for him. She also said that she bargained with God not to take any of her fingers on her left hand. When she was in the hospitals she wondered if she would ever be able to play the piano or organ again and would imagine trying to play "Amazing Grace". When she came home and was able, she started practicing on the piano and found that she could indeed play. In October of 1998 Mary Carlson (our regular organist) was going to be out of town and asked her if she would like to try to play that Sunday and she said she didn't know if she could or not but Mary said "Oh you will because I taped my middle fingers together and was able to and you will be also) so she did play and did okay. Then in March 1999 Mary had an asthma attack and died so Barbara became the organist at Good Shepherd. She rarely missed a Sunday in the years since then. Someone asked her one time how she could play the organ if she could not play the bass pedals and she told them that she never played them before so why start now. She continued as organist until she was hospitalized in May of 2007 for emergency colon surgery. She was in and out of rehab all summer but never fully recovered from this surgery. She suffered a stroke on Sept. 8 and this along with other medical complications led to her untimely death.
She is survived by her daughters Carole (Roger) Gaskamp of Kenedy, Janice (John) Dulaney of Killeen, and Jennifer Johnson of Huntsville; and grandsons, Lane Gaskamp, Dean Gaskamp, Justin Dulaney, and Jake Dulaney; brothers, Gerald (Sigrid) Krause of Sugar Land, Henry (Mary) Krause of Seguin, Kenneth (Janice) Krause of Three Rivers; her loving care giver, Grace Martinez; and many nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews, and by numerous cousins and many, many friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Clarence A. Johnson; her parents, Alfred and Viola Krause; her maternal grandparents, Henry and Josephine Sliva; and her paternal grandparents, Fred and Martha Krause.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Kenedy with the Rev. Wally Schievelbein officiating. Burial will be at Elim Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. today, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Eckols Funeral Home.
Pallbearers are Bob Ihrig, Ervin Johnson, Kody Kanak, Ed Monson, Gaylon Oehlke, and Derral Russell. Honorary pallbearers are all her nephews and the members of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Building Improvement Fund or to donor's choice.
BARBARA ANN KRAUSE JOHNSON
KENEDY - Barbara Ann Krause Johnson of Kenedy was born on July 5, 1937, in the community of Olmos in Bee County, to Alfred C. and Viola (Sliva) Krause, the second of four children. She entered eternal life on Sept. 21, 2007.
Growing up she and her family lived in Olmos, Ray Point, and Three Rivers. Barbara was active in activities, sports and a class reporter her senior year at Three Rivers High School. She had fond memories of her years at TRHS with her many friends and family. She graduated from TRHS in 1955. After graduation she worked for about a year in the Live Oak county clerk's office in George West, and then worked for an abstract & title company for nine years. In 1963 she met her future husband Clarence A. Johnson through a blind date arranged by mutual friends. They were married on Aug. 22, 1964 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Ray Point. They then set up house in Kenedy where they raised three beautiful daughters, Carole Ann, Janice Rae, and Jennifer Sue. She was a stay at home mom until 1975 when she went to work for the summer with her husband Clarence as a secretary for ADM grain elevator. That summer turned into 22 ½ years. She retired in 1997.
Barbara was very supportive of her three daughters attending most, if not all, of their various competitions, whether it was band, volleyball, basketball, track, tennis, or golf. She was very proud of their accomplishments. She even played slow pitch softball in the city league with Carole and Janice. Barbara was the oldest lady playing softball at that time. She pitched and sometimes played first base. Though she didn't play with Jennifer she did coach Jennifer's softball team.
Barbara served as financial secretary of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church for over 30 years. She was a member of the Women of the Church and served in many offices; most recently as treasurer. She was honored by Good Shepherd Lutheran Church for her years of service in 2005. She was a Jaycee-ette for many years. She had perfect attendance for 10 of those years and received the Merit Award in 1968. She and Clarence were recognized for their dedication and service as Friends of the Karnes County Youth Show in 2000 by the Karnes County Stock Show Board. She loved music and served as church organist for Ray Point Lutheran Church in her late teens and early twenties and later for Good Shepherd Lutheran church from 1998 until May 2007. She was a supporter of all Kenedy athletic events and could be found cheering on the youth of the community. She received special recognition from several teams.
Of course the most traumatic time in her life was when she suffered her heart attack on May 29, 1998. At that time she had her mitral valve replaced and a stent put in. During the first two weeks she was put in an induced coma and after coming out of the coma was told that perhaps her feet and some fingers on her right hand would have to be amputated. On July 2 her legs were amputated about seven inches below each knee. Then later her middle three fingers on her right hand were amputated. She was at rehab from July 10, 1998 until Aug. 4, 1998 when she came home.
She has been referred to as a miracle. She believed she was spared because she was needed more here on earth than in heaven. The reason became clear when her husband, Clarence, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 1999 and then suffered several strokes. Barbara then took over his care and was able to keep him at home until just before his death in 2006. She had a wonderful caregiver in Grace Martinez that helped her care for him. She also said that she bargained with God not to take any of her fingers on her left hand. When she was in the hospitals she wondered if she would ever be able to play the piano or organ again and would imagine trying to play "Amazing Grace". When she came home and was able, she started practicing on the piano and found that she could indeed play. In October of 1998 Mary Carlson (our regular organist) was going to be out of town and asked her if she would like to try to play that Sunday and she said she didn't know if she could or not but Mary said "Oh you will because I taped my middle fingers together and was able to and you will be also) so she did play and did okay. Then in March 1999 Mary had an asthma attack and died so Barbara became the organist at Good Shepherd. She rarely missed a Sunday in the years since then. Someone asked her one time how she could play the organ if she could not play the bass pedals and she told them that she never played them before so why start now. She continued as organist until she was hospitalized in May of 2007 for emergency colon surgery. She was in and out of rehab all summer but never fully recovered from this surgery. She suffered a stroke on Sept. 8 and this along with other medical complications led to her untimely death.
She is survived by her daughters Carole (Roger) Gaskamp of Kenedy, Janice (John) Dulaney of Killeen, and Jennifer Johnson of Huntsville; and grandsons, Lane Gaskamp, Dean Gaskamp, Justin Dulaney, and Jake Dulaney; brothers, Gerald (Sigrid) Krause of Sugar Land, Henry (Mary) Krause of Seguin, Kenneth (Janice) Krause of Three Rivers; her loving care giver, Grace Martinez; and many nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews, and by numerous cousins and many, many friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Clarence A. Johnson; her parents, Alfred and Viola Krause; her maternal grandparents, Henry and Josephine Sliva; and her paternal grandparents, Fred and Martha Krause.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Kenedy with the Rev. Wally Schievelbein officiating. Burial will be at Elim Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. today, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Eckols Funeral Home.
Pallbearers are Bob Ihrig, Ervin Johnson, Kody Kanak, Ed Monson, Gaylon Oehlke, and Derral Russell. Honorary pallbearers are all her nephews and the members of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Building Improvement Fund or to donor's choice.
KENEDY - Barbara Ann Krause Johnson of Kenedy was born on July 5, 1937, in the community of Olmos in Bee County, to Alfred C. and Viola (Sliva) Krause, the second of four children. She entered eternal life on Sept. 21, 2007.
Growing up she and her family lived in Olmos, Ray Point, and Three Rivers. Barbara was active in activities, sports and a class reporter her senior year at Three Rivers High School. She had fond memories of her years at TRHS with her many friends and family. She graduated from TRHS in 1955. After graduation she worked for about a year in the Live Oak county clerk's office in George West, and then worked for an abstract & title company for nine years. In 1963 she met her future husband Clarence A. Johnson through a blind date arranged by mutual friends. They were married on Aug. 22, 1964 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Ray Point. They then set up house in Kenedy where they raised three beautiful daughters, Carole Ann, Janice Rae, and Jennifer Sue. She was a stay at home mom until 1975 when she went to work for the summer with her husband Clarence as a secretary for ADM grain elevator. That summer turned into 22 ½ years. She retired in 1997.
Barbara was very supportive of her three daughters attending most, if not all, of their various competitions, whether it was band, volleyball, basketball, track, tennis, or golf. She was very proud of their accomplishments. She even played slow pitch softball in the city league with Carole and Janice. Barbara was the oldest lady playing softball at that time. She pitched and sometimes played first base. Though she didn't play with Jennifer she did coach Jennifer's softball team.
Barbara served as financial secretary of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church for over 30 years. She was a member of the Women of the Church and served in many offices; most recently as treasurer. She was honored by Good Shepherd Lutheran Church for her years of service in 2005. She was a Jaycee-ette for many years. She had perfect attendance for 10 of those years and received the Merit Award in 1968. She and Clarence were recognized for their dedication and service as Friends of the Karnes County Youth Show in 2000 by the Karnes County Stock Show Board. She loved music and served as church organist for Ray Point Lutheran Church in her late teens and early twenties and later for Good Shepherd Lutheran church from 1998 until May 2007. She was a supporter of all Kenedy athletic events and could be found cheering on the youth of the community. She received special recognition from several teams.
Of course the most traumatic time in her life was when she suffered her heart attack on May 29, 1998. At that time she had her mitral valve replaced and a stent put in. During the first two weeks she was put in an induced coma and after coming out of the coma was told that perhaps her feet and some fingers on her right hand would have to be amputated. On July 2 her legs were amputated about seven inches below each knee. Then later her middle three fingers on her right hand were amputated. She was at rehab from July 10, 1998 until Aug. 4, 1998 when she came home.
She has been referred to as a miracle. She believed she was spared because she was needed more here on earth than in heaven. The reason became clear when her husband, Clarence, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 1999 and then suffered several strokes. Barbara then took over his care and was able to keep him at home until just before his death in 2006. She had a wonderful caregiver in Grace Martinez that helped her care for him. She also said that she bargained with God not to take any of her fingers on her left hand. When she was in the hospitals she wondered if she would ever be able to play the piano or organ again and would imagine trying to play "Amazing Grace". When she came home and was able, she started practicing on the piano and found that she could indeed play. In October of 1998 Mary Carlson (our regular organist) was going to be out of town and asked her if she would like to try to play that Sunday and she said she didn't know if she could or not but Mary said "Oh you will because I taped my middle fingers together and was able to and you will be also) so she did play and did okay. Then in March 1999 Mary had an asthma attack and died so Barbara became the organist at Good Shepherd. She rarely missed a Sunday in the years since then. Someone asked her one time how she could play the organ if she could not play the bass pedals and she told them that she never played them before so why start now. She continued as organist until she was hospitalized in May of 2007 for emergency colon surgery. She was in and out of rehab all summer but never fully recovered from this surgery. She suffered a stroke on Sept. 8 and this along with other medical complications led to her untimely death.
She is survived by her daughters Carole (Roger) Gaskamp of Kenedy, Janice (John) Dulaney of Killeen, and Jennifer Johnson of Huntsville; and grandsons, Lane Gaskamp, Dean Gaskamp, Justin Dulaney, and Jake Dulaney; brothers, Gerald (Sigrid) Krause of Sugar Land, Henry (Mary) Krause of Seguin, Kenneth (Janice) Krause of Three Rivers; her loving care giver, Grace Martinez; and many nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews, and by numerous cousins and many, many friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Clarence A. Johnson; her parents, Alfred and Viola Krause; her maternal grandparents, Henry and Josephine Sliva; and her paternal grandparents, Fred and Martha Krause.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Kenedy with the Rev. Wally Schievelbein officiating. Burial will be at Elim Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. today, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Eckols Funeral Home.
Pallbearers are Bob Ihrig, Ervin Johnson, Kody Kanak, Ed Monson, Gaylon Oehlke, and Derral Russell. Honorary pallbearers are all her nephews and the members of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Building Improvement Fund or to donor's choice.
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