Reinhart J.A. (Reiny) Krause, 89, Algoma, died April 14, 2011. He was born in Algoma, on May 23, 1921, to Martin and Esther (Barnowsky) Krause. Reiny grew up in Algoma, spending his early years growing up on the Krause Family Farm, which has been in the family since 1857.
He graduated from the Algoma High School in 1939, and both he and his mother wanted him to go to college, but his father said he was needed on the farm. Well, his father didn't pay him very well, and he decided to try working at a logging camp in Crandon, Wis. They were cutting pulp for 3 cents a stick, and it was a $1.00 a day for room and board. The first week he only made enough for his room and board. Although he did get better at it, after three months he went back to help his father on the farm. Apparently his Dad agreed to pay him a little more money.
Reiny met his future wife, Virginia, at a dance in Forestville. He married Virginia Pfister on Nov. 27, 1942, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Algoma, where Reiny was a lifetime member. Virginia preceded Reiny in death on May 18, 2004.
In 1944, he joined the Merchant Marines. He spent four months training in Sheepshead Bay, N.Y. He then was assigned to a ship hauling cargo, tanks and sometimes troops. After 18 months he returned to Sheepshead Bay, N.Y., for four intensive months of Officer Training. He graduated third highest in his class. Then, he set out again for the South Pacific, Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. He was discharged in 1946 at the rank of Third Mate.
In 1947, he bought timber land up by Horseshoe Bay. Then they hand sawed, hauled out logs with a team of horses and eventually had a portable sawmill. Later chain saws came about but they weighed about 125 pounds and Reiny decided it was easier to saw by hand. In 1950, Reiny teamed up with Sam Wenz and for $20,000.00 they built their first sawmill in Algoma. The local people said "it would never last and they will run out of trees in three years." Reiny later partnered up with Lester Wolske and later his son, Dean Wolske, until 1982. In 1971, they remodeled the lumber company making it more automated. The ALGOMA LUMBER COMPANY is still running today over 60 years later, thanks to so many good employees past and present. Reiny became the President and his son-in-law, Lynn (Moss) Busch, became Vice President. In 1999, he bought Abrams Lumber, which his two sons, Roland and Jeff Krause, managed.
Reiny loved the time spent with his family and friends. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, and later in life took up running and completed the Bellin Run several times. He would also run in the Chambers Island 5K run and was awarded for being the oldest runner. He ran the Shanty Days 5K until his run turned into a slow trot. He enjoyed his hunting trips out west to Montana with his friends and he would go fishing at the cast of a rod no matter what the weather was like. When asked what he would want for Christmas he would state "all my family around me."
Reiny and Virginia had four children and he is survived by their four children, Roland (Sandy) Krause, Luxemburg; Sharon (Lynn) Busch, Algoma; Vicki (John) Mantione, Florida; and Jeff (Terri) Krause, Algoma; six grandchildren, Jennifer Krause, Nikki (Erica Lynch) Busch, Tracey (Gabe) Gunderson, Josh (Nicole) Krause, Charles (Molly) Krause and Ryan Krause (Brandi Bridges); eight great-grandchildren, Kaylee and Connor Llewellyn, Abby and Reece Gunderson, Nora and Rex Krause, and Lexis and Cooper Krause; three nieces and one nephew, Margaret (Andy) Hanson, Karen (Kerry) Isensee, Lois Hanson and Dan (Judeen) Hanson; one brother-in-law, Frank Pfister; and one sister-in-law, Doris Kreger; and many other nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia; his parents; his only sibling, Gertrude Hanson; and by many brothers and sisters-in-law.
Friends may call at the SCHINDERLE FUNERAL HOME, Algoma, from 4 to 8 p.m. on Monday, April 18, 2011, and after 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church until the time of services at 11 a.m. with Rev. Roy Beyer officiating. Prayer service 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial in the church cemetery.
He graduated from the Algoma High School in 1939, and both he and his mother wanted him to go to college, but his father said he was needed on the farm. Well, his father didn't pay him very well, and he decided to try working at a logging camp in Crandon, Wis. They were cutting pulp for 3 cents a stick, and it was a $1.00 a day for room and board. The first week he only made enough for his room and board. Although he did get better at it, after three months he went back to help his father on the farm. Apparently his Dad agreed to pay him a little more money.
Reiny met his future wife, Virginia, at a dance in Forestville. He married Virginia Pfister on Nov. 27, 1942, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Algoma, where Reiny was a lifetime member. Virginia preceded Reiny in death on May 18, 2004.
In 1944, he joined the Merchant Marines. He spent four months training in Sheepshead Bay, N.Y. He then was assigned to a ship hauling cargo, tanks and sometimes troops. After 18 months he returned to Sheepshead Bay, N.Y., for four intensive months of Officer Training. He graduated third highest in his class. Then, he set out again for the South Pacific, Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. He was discharged in 1946 at the rank of Third Mate.
In 1947, he bought timber land up by Horseshoe Bay. Then they hand sawed, hauled out logs with a team of horses and eventually had a portable sawmill. Later chain saws came about but they weighed about 125 pounds and Reiny decided it was easier to saw by hand. In 1950, Reiny teamed up with Sam Wenz and for $20,000.00 they built their first sawmill in Algoma. The local people said "it would never last and they will run out of trees in three years." Reiny later partnered up with Lester Wolske and later his son, Dean Wolske, until 1982. In 1971, they remodeled the lumber company making it more automated. The ALGOMA LUMBER COMPANY is still running today over 60 years later, thanks to so many good employees past and present. Reiny became the President and his son-in-law, Lynn (Moss) Busch, became Vice President. In 1999, he bought Abrams Lumber, which his two sons, Roland and Jeff Krause, managed.
Reiny loved the time spent with his family and friends. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, and later in life took up running and completed the Bellin Run several times. He would also run in the Chambers Island 5K run and was awarded for being the oldest runner. He ran the Shanty Days 5K until his run turned into a slow trot. He enjoyed his hunting trips out west to Montana with his friends and he would go fishing at the cast of a rod no matter what the weather was like. When asked what he would want for Christmas he would state "all my family around me."
Reiny and Virginia had four children and he is survived by their four children, Roland (Sandy) Krause, Luxemburg; Sharon (Lynn) Busch, Algoma; Vicki (John) Mantione, Florida; and Jeff (Terri) Krause, Algoma; six grandchildren, Jennifer Krause, Nikki (Erica Lynch) Busch, Tracey (Gabe) Gunderson, Josh (Nicole) Krause, Charles (Molly) Krause and Ryan Krause (Brandi Bridges); eight great-grandchildren, Kaylee and Connor Llewellyn, Abby and Reece Gunderson, Nora and Rex Krause, and Lexis and Cooper Krause; three nieces and one nephew, Margaret (Andy) Hanson, Karen (Kerry) Isensee, Lois Hanson and Dan (Judeen) Hanson; one brother-in-law, Frank Pfister; and one sister-in-law, Doris Kreger; and many other nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia; his parents; his only sibling, Gertrude Hanson; and by many brothers and sisters-in-law.
Friends may call at the SCHINDERLE FUNERAL HOME, Algoma, from 4 to 8 p.m. on Monday, April 18, 2011, and after 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church until the time of services at 11 a.m. with Rev. Roy Beyer officiating. Prayer service 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial in the church cemetery.
Reinhart J.A. (Reiny) Krause, 89, Algoma, died April 14, 2011. He was born in Algoma, on May 23, 1921, to Martin and Esther (Barnowsky) Krause. Reiny grew up in Algoma, spending his early years growing up on the Krause Family Farm, which has been in the family since 1857.
He graduated from the Algoma High School in 1939, and both he and his mother wanted him to go to college, but his father said he was needed on the farm. Well, his father didn't pay him very well, and he decided to try working at a logging camp in Crandon, Wis. They were cutting pulp for 3 cents a stick, and it was a $1.00 a day for room and board. The first week he only made enough for his room and board. Although he did get better at it, after three months he went back to help his father on the farm. Apparently his Dad agreed to pay him a little more money.
Reiny met his future wife, Virginia, at a dance in Forestville. He married Virginia Pfister on Nov. 27, 1942, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Algoma, where Reiny was a lifetime member. Virginia preceded Reiny in death on May 18, 2004.
In 1944, he joined the Merchant Marines. He spent four months training in Sheepshead Bay, N.Y. He then was assigned to a ship hauling cargo, tanks and sometimes troops. After 18 months he returned to Sheepshead Bay, N.Y., for four intensive months of Officer Training. He graduated third highest in his class. Then, he set out again for the South Pacific, Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. He was discharged in 1946 at the rank of Third Mate.
In 1947, he bought timber land up by Horseshoe Bay. Then they hand sawed, hauled out logs with a team of horses and eventually had a portable sawmill. Later chain saws came about but they weighed about 125 pounds and Reiny decided it was easier to saw by hand. In 1950, Reiny teamed up with Sam Wenz and for $20,000.00 they built their first sawmill in Algoma. The local people said "it would never last and they will run out of trees in three years." Reiny later partnered up with Lester Wolske and later his son, Dean Wolske, until 1982. In 1971, they remodeled the lumber company making it more automated. The ALGOMA LUMBER COMPANY is still running today over 60 years later, thanks to so many good employees past and present. Reiny became the President and his son-in-law, Lynn (Moss) Busch, became Vice President. In 1999, he bought Abrams Lumber, which his two sons, Roland and Jeff Krause, managed.
Reiny loved the time spent with his family and friends. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, and later in life took up running and completed the Bellin Run several times. He would also run in the Chambers Island 5K run and was awarded for being the oldest runner. He ran the Shanty Days 5K until his run turned into a slow trot. He enjoyed his hunting trips out west to Montana with his friends and he would go fishing at the cast of a rod no matter what the weather was like. When asked what he would want for Christmas he would state "all my family around me."
Reiny and Virginia had four children and he is survived by their four children, Roland (Sandy) Krause, Luxemburg; Sharon (Lynn) Busch, Algoma; Vicki (John) Mantione, Florida; and Jeff (Terri) Krause, Algoma; six grandchildren, Jennifer Krause, Nikki (Erica Lynch) Busch, Tracey (Gabe) Gunderson, Josh (Nicole) Krause, Charles (Molly) Krause and Ryan Krause (Brandi Bridges); eight great-grandchildren, Kaylee and Connor Llewellyn, Abby and Reece Gunderson, Nora and Rex Krause, and Lexis and Cooper Krause; three nieces and one nephew, Margaret (Andy) Hanson, Karen (Kerry) Isensee, Lois Hanson and Dan (Judeen) Hanson; one brother-in-law, Frank Pfister; and one sister-in-law, Doris Kreger; and many other nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia; his parents; his only sibling, Gertrude Hanson; and by many brothers and sisters-in-law.
Friends may call at the SCHINDERLE FUNERAL HOME, Algoma, from 4 to 8 p.m. on Monday, April 18, 2011, and after 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church until the time of services at 11 a.m. with Rev. Roy Beyer officiating. Prayer service 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial in the church cemetery.
He graduated from the Algoma High School in 1939, and both he and his mother wanted him to go to college, but his father said he was needed on the farm. Well, his father didn't pay him very well, and he decided to try working at a logging camp in Crandon, Wis. They were cutting pulp for 3 cents a stick, and it was a $1.00 a day for room and board. The first week he only made enough for his room and board. Although he did get better at it, after three months he went back to help his father on the farm. Apparently his Dad agreed to pay him a little more money.
Reiny met his future wife, Virginia, at a dance in Forestville. He married Virginia Pfister on Nov. 27, 1942, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Algoma, where Reiny was a lifetime member. Virginia preceded Reiny in death on May 18, 2004.
In 1944, he joined the Merchant Marines. He spent four months training in Sheepshead Bay, N.Y. He then was assigned to a ship hauling cargo, tanks and sometimes troops. After 18 months he returned to Sheepshead Bay, N.Y., for four intensive months of Officer Training. He graduated third highest in his class. Then, he set out again for the South Pacific, Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. He was discharged in 1946 at the rank of Third Mate.
In 1947, he bought timber land up by Horseshoe Bay. Then they hand sawed, hauled out logs with a team of horses and eventually had a portable sawmill. Later chain saws came about but they weighed about 125 pounds and Reiny decided it was easier to saw by hand. In 1950, Reiny teamed up with Sam Wenz and for $20,000.00 they built their first sawmill in Algoma. The local people said "it would never last and they will run out of trees in three years." Reiny later partnered up with Lester Wolske and later his son, Dean Wolske, until 1982. In 1971, they remodeled the lumber company making it more automated. The ALGOMA LUMBER COMPANY is still running today over 60 years later, thanks to so many good employees past and present. Reiny became the President and his son-in-law, Lynn (Moss) Busch, became Vice President. In 1999, he bought Abrams Lumber, which his two sons, Roland and Jeff Krause, managed.
Reiny loved the time spent with his family and friends. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, and later in life took up running and completed the Bellin Run several times. He would also run in the Chambers Island 5K run and was awarded for being the oldest runner. He ran the Shanty Days 5K until his run turned into a slow trot. He enjoyed his hunting trips out west to Montana with his friends and he would go fishing at the cast of a rod no matter what the weather was like. When asked what he would want for Christmas he would state "all my family around me."
Reiny and Virginia had four children and he is survived by their four children, Roland (Sandy) Krause, Luxemburg; Sharon (Lynn) Busch, Algoma; Vicki (John) Mantione, Florida; and Jeff (Terri) Krause, Algoma; six grandchildren, Jennifer Krause, Nikki (Erica Lynch) Busch, Tracey (Gabe) Gunderson, Josh (Nicole) Krause, Charles (Molly) Krause and Ryan Krause (Brandi Bridges); eight great-grandchildren, Kaylee and Connor Llewellyn, Abby and Reece Gunderson, Nora and Rex Krause, and Lexis and Cooper Krause; three nieces and one nephew, Margaret (Andy) Hanson, Karen (Kerry) Isensee, Lois Hanson and Dan (Judeen) Hanson; one brother-in-law, Frank Pfister; and one sister-in-law, Doris Kreger; and many other nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia; his parents; his only sibling, Gertrude Hanson; and by many brothers and sisters-in-law.
Friends may call at the SCHINDERLE FUNERAL HOME, Algoma, from 4 to 8 p.m. on Monday, April 18, 2011, and after 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church until the time of services at 11 a.m. with Rev. Roy Beyer officiating. Prayer service 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial in the church cemetery.
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