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Elsie Eleonora (Naasz) Rau (1912 - 2007)

Elsie Eleonora Rau formerly Naasz aka Schauer
Born in Java, Walworth, South Dakota, United Statesmap
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Daughter of and
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Wife of — married 22 Nov 1934 in Kidder, North Dakota, United Statesmap
Wife of — married 3 Sep 1982 in Steele, Kidder, North Dakota, United Statesmap
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Died at age 94 in Steele, Kidder, North Dakota, United Statesmap
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Biography

Birth

Elsie was born on December 21, 1912 in Java, SD to John Naasz and Christina (Helm) Naasz. She was the second of their 8 children. Elsie was baptized on March 9, 1913 and confirmed in the Lutheran church on April 1, 1928.[1][2]


Family

Elsie married twice:

On November 22, 1934, at the age of 22, Elsie married Richard Schauer (1912-1979) in Kidder County, ND.[3][2]

Children:
  1. Alnor (1935-2006): Married Donna Mack (Living), 5 children; Married Beatrice "Tootie" Pfaff (Living), 2 children.
  2. Phyllis (1939-2022): Married Irvin Wallner (1923-2011), 2 children.

On September 2, 1982, at the age of 69, Elsie married Henry Rau (1907-2000).[4][2]


Death

On June 24, 2007, at the age of 94, Elsie passed away in Steele, ND. She is buried in Dawson Cemetery in Kidder County, ND.[1][5]

Obituary[2]
Elsie (Schauer) Rau, 94, Steele, peacefully went to be with her Lord June 24, 2007, at Golden Manor Nursing Home, Steele. Services will be held at 1p.m. Friday, June 29, at Dawson Lutheran Church, with Rev. Paul Tjostem officiating. Burial will be in Dawson Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from noon to 9 p.m. Thursday at Eastgate Steele Memorial Chapel, where prayer services will be held at 7 p.m. Visitation continues one hour prior to services at the church.

Elsie Naasz was born in Java, S.D., on Dec. 21, 1912, to John and Christen (Helm) Naasz. She attended school in Java until moving to Napoleon. At age 16, she worked at the Sibley Hotel, Dawson. On Nov. 22, 1935, she married Richard Schauer; from this marriage, two children were born, Alnor and Phyllis. They lived on a farm south of Dawson until 1949, when they moved into Dawson, were Richard worked for Kidder County and Elsie was a rural mail carrier for many years.

Richard passed away in 1979, and Elsie married Henry Rau on Sept. 2, 1982. They took many trips together and enjoyed traveling and being with friends and family. Henry passed away in 2001, and Elsie moved in to Golden Manor Nursing Home in September 2005.

Elsie is survived by one daughter, Phyllis (Irvin) Wallner, Tappen; one daughter-in-law, Beatrice (Pfaff) Schauer; nine grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Ervin Naasz; and one sister, Lucinda (Allen) Propp, Worden, Mont.

Elsie was preceded in death by her parents; both of her husbands, Richard and Henry; her son, Al Schauer; her granddaughter, Paulette Schauer; two sisters; and one brother.

Census Data

1915 South Dakota Census:
Age 2, living in Java, Walworth, SD.[6]
1920 U.S. Census:
Age 6, living in Spring Lake, Walworth, SD with her parents and 3 siblings. She was attending school.[7]
1925 North Dakota Census:
Age 11, living in Napoleon, Logan, ND with her parents and 3 siblings.[8]
1930 U.S. Census:
Age 17, living in Napoleon, Logan, ND with her parents and 4 siblings.[9]
1940 U.S. Census:
Age 27, living in Kidder County, ND with her husband and 2 children.[10]
1950 U.S. Census:
Age 37, living in Dawson, Kidder, ND with her husband and 2 children.[11]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. North Dakota, U.S., State Death Certificates, 1908-2007 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2020. Ancestry Record 61747 #2807
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "The Bismarck Tribune", Bismarck, North Dakota, 27 Jun 2007, Wed • Page 9; Newspapers.com; (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40398485/the_bismarck_tribune/ : accessed 10 Dec 2019).
  3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Web: North Dakota, U.S., Select County Marriages, 1890-2020 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2021. Ancestry Record 70892 #90027616
  4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Web: North Dakota, U.S., Select County Marriages, 1890-2020 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2021. Ancestry Record 70892 #90132827
  5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #126491365
  6. ↑ "South Dakota State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMHJ-QJ4 : 5 August 2017), Elce L Naasz; citing State Historical Society, Pierre; FHL microfilm 2,283,688.
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6JN-8LZ : accessed 10 December 2019), Elsie Naasz in household of John L Naasz, Spring Lake, Walworth, South Dakota, United States; citing ED 286, sheet 11A, line 31, family 42, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1727; FHL microfilm 1,821,727.
  8. ↑ "North Dakota Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRM-1SHV : 17 March 2018), Elisa Naasz in household of John Naasz, Napoleon, Logan, North Dakota, United States; citing sheet number 8, family number 87, State Historical Society of North Dakota; FHL microfilm 1,731,399.
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKV7-BXV : accessed 10 December 2019), Else Naasz in household of John L Naasz, Napoleon, Logan, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 12, sheet 2B, line 94, family 43, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1737; FHL microfilm 2,341,471.
  10. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM9X-5CT : 27 July 2019), Elsie Schauer in household of Richard Schauer, Township 138 Range 72, Kidder, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 22-38, sheet 1A, line 23, family 4, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3004.
  11. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022. United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Dawson, Kidder, North Dakota; Roll: 363; Sheet Number: 6; Enumeration District: 22-10. Line #4 Ancestry Record 62308 #7481455




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