James Krause

James (Jim) Emmet Krause of Waukon passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at the age of 73 after a short illness. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Jim was born October 26, 1940 in Chicago, IL to Alex and Sophie (Kraus) Krause. After attending Lane Tech High School, Jim served three years in the Army and then returned to Chicago to attend the Industrial Engineering College of Chicago. At that time he met and married Patricia Kluegel April 4, 1964. They were together for 49 years.
The couple lived in the Chicago area, raising their two children while Jim worked in manufacturing. It was his work with plastics that caused their move to Waukon in1998 when Jim was hired as a plant manager for Iowa Rotocast Plastics, Inc. in Decorah. Jim had a passion for hunting and fishing, plus enjoyed being an outdoorsman on his French Creek property. He was a licensed charter boat captain, and spent many hours on Lake Michigan catching the elusive brown trout and many trophy fish.
Jim is survived by his wife, Pat; a daughter, Jamie (Bruce) Dahlquist; a son, James Jr., a sister, Sandra (Brian) Donlea; and a granddaughter, Heidi Dahlquist. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Sophie Kemblowski.