Rano C. Krause

Our father was special to many, mainly because many were special to him. He tried to see the best in everyone he met. He was a living, breathing example of the phrase “put the best construction on everything.”

He delighted in fun. Many a hill was sled down, many a trail walked or biked down, many a lake was swam in, and many a campfire was sat round with love and laughter. Really, most anything done outside in God’s beautiful creation was all right with him.

He was a servant of God and a follower of Christ, sharing his faith by example and by word to many. He taught Sunday school for years and was in church serving as an usher or sitting in the pew with his family every Sunday for the majority of his life. He was a founding member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Grandview.

He was a good son, husband, father, grandfather, brother uncle, and friend. He was loved beyond measure. He loved and cherished his wife, Betty, for over 70 years. They were inseparable until the end, their hearts still entwined in spirit, we are sure.

While he loved to play, he was also a hard worker and spent 50 years as a glazier with Harding Glass.

He was modest about his military duty in the United States Air Force during the Korean War, underplaying the year spent on a tiny, barren island in the Aleutians, the nearest U.S. territory to Russia. With brutal weather conditions and the seasonal pattern of months of near total darkness, then near total daylight, his tour was more heroic than he believed.

In 2011, he and Betty stepped up to volunteer in the aftermath of the massive tornado in Joplin; giving their time to aid in the relief efforts. He was also, surprisingly, our movie star…appearing as an extra alongside Gary Sinise in the movie Truman. He was probably best known, though, for his orneriness…his whistling, humming, joke-telling, head-standing, and general shenanigans. He was much loved by many and will be sorely missed.

Rano was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Ruth (Shephard) Krause and brothers Lee and Joe. He is survived by his wife Betty June (Edde); four children Steve (Cindy), Brenda (Bruce), Tim (Bonnie), Lori (Bill); his sister Joyce Deckard; 10 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild and many nieces and nephews.

Thankfully, we believe he has left behind his earthly body and was brought before the loving light of Jesus and declared HIS, that he now has a new body with Christ and is reunited with those who have gone before him. They are Rejoicing at his arrival while we are deeply saddened by his physical absence, yet, as he taught us, we are holding to the faith that we will see him again one glorious day.

A visitation for Rano will be held Saturday, December 2, 2023 from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 5901 E. 135th Street, Grandview, MO 64030. A funeral will occur Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 12:00 PM, 5901 E. 135th Street, Grandview, MO 64030. A burial will occur Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 2:00 PM at Olive Point Cemetery, 18544 US 65, Preston, MO 65732.