Dr. Steven David Kraus MD

Steven D. Kraus, MD at his New Orleans residence on Tuesday, November 16, 2010. Beloved husband of Marjorie Bosch Kraus. Father of Adam Michael Kraus (Julie Ross) and Elizabeth Raisel Kraus. Stepfather of Jeffrey Stuart Reid (Pamela Gaulon). Son of Joyce Goldstein Kraus and the late David Albert Kraus. Brother of Deborah Kraus Langenhennig (Ernest J.). Grandfather of Victoria Marie Reid and Diana Grace Reid.

A native and lifelong resident of New Orleans. He was a graduate of Ben Franklin High School, the California Institute of Technology, and LSU Medical School in 1975. He was the Chief of Pathology at Lakeside Hospital, and since Katrina at Leonard J. Chabert Hospital in Houma. Dr. Kraus was a member of Congregation Gates of Prayer.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, November 18, 2010 at 11:00 AM from Congregation Gates of Prayer, 4000 W. Esplanade Avenue with Rabbi Robert Loewy officiating. Visitation from 10:00 AM until service time. Interment in Gates of Prayer Joseph St. Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers. Memorials to Congregation Gate sof Prayer, Bro. Martin High School or LSU Health Science Center School of Nursing. Arrangements by Tharp-Sontheimer Funeral Home of Metairie. Condolences may be expressed online at www.tharpsontheimer.com.