Marcella Marie (Moonen) Kraus
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Marcella Marie (Moonen) Kraus (1923 - 2011)

Marcella Marie (Marcella Marie) Kraus formerly Moonen aka Katzner
Born in St. Anthony, Stearns County, Minnesota, USAmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of [private father (1870s - 1970s)] and [private mother (1880s - 1920s)]
Sister of [private brother (1900s - 1980s)], [private brother (1900s - 1970s)], [private brother (1900s - 1980s)], [private brother (1910s - 1980s)], [private sister (1910s - 2000s)], [private sister (1910s - 1980s)], , [private sister (1910s - 2000s)], [private brother (1910s - 1990s)], [private sister (1920s - 1990s)], [private sister (1920s - 2000s)] and [private sister (1920s - 2010s)]
Wife of — married 28 Oct 1941 in St. Anthony, Stearns Co., Minnesota, USAmap
Wife of [private husband (unknown - 1990s)]
Descendants descendants
Mother of [private daughter (1940s - unknown)], [private son (1940s - unknown)], [private son (1940s - unknown)], [private son (1950s - unknown)], [private son (1950s - unknown)] and [private son (1950s - unknown)]
Died at age 88 in Albany, Stearns County, Minnesota, USAmap
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Biography

Marcella Marie Moonen was born 25 March 1923 in St. Anthony, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. She is the daughter of Peter Moonen and Elizabeth Denne.

She married Leo Katzner on 28 October 1941 in St Anthony, Stearns County, Minnesota. They had six children.

After Leo's death on May 25, 1976, she married Earl Kraus on April 18, 1980. Earl passed away in 1990.

Marcella lived her entire life in the Albany/Cold Spring area. She worked as a home-maker raising 6 children, as a cook at Sand Restaurant in Albany, and as a housekeeper at St. John. She was a member of Seven Dolors Church, Christian Mothers, the Parish Life Committee, and she served on the Board of Directors at the Cold Spring Senior Center and Oak Parks Villa. She was a member of the Intergenerational Choir at St. Boniface, and also was a past President and Treasurer of the St. Jude Mission Group in Albany.

Marcella died peacefully, surrounded by her family on Tuesday morning, 22 November 2011 at Mother of Mercy Nursing Home in Albany, Stearns County, Minnesota, at the age of 88. A Mass of Christian burial was held at 11 AM, Friday 25 November 2011 at Seven Dolors Catholic Church, Father Michael Naughton officiated. Burial will took place in the parish cemetery following the service.


Sources


  • 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]: Krain Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, Enumeration District 73-27, Sheet No. 7A, Enumerated 22 April 1930, Dwelling Number 96, Family Number 96, Line 21[1].
  • 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]: Krain Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, Enumeration District 72-28, Sheet No. 6B, Enumerated 9-10 April 1940, Household Number 85, Line 55[2]
  • Find A Grave [database on-line]: Seven Dolors Cemetery, Albany, Stearns County, Minnesota, Memorial # 80864219[3].
  • Obituary, added to Find A Grave Memorial # 80864219 by Dale & Corinne Wise Nov 23, 2011.
  • Grave Marker, Seven Dolors Cemetery, Albany, Stearns County, Minnesota, digital image added to Find A Grave Memorial # 80864219 by Cathy R 11/26/2013.
  • Import of Moonen History Book1.ged on Dec 4, 2012 by Niki Juneau.




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