Lena Knight

Lake City – Lena Knight, 83, died Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at Shady Oaks Care Center in Lake City. Funeral service was held Friday at the Lake City Union Church with Rev. Betty Weidert officiating. Burial was in the Lake City Cemetery.

Lena May Knight was born December 5, 1926 at Sherwood, Iowa to August and Lucille (Gilliland) Krause. She attended the LaJames Beauty School in Fort Dodge, and worked as a beautician in Lake City for 55 years. She was married to Virgile Kraack in Lake City until his death in 1948, then was married to Virgil Knight.

Lena is survived by her son, Jason (Nikki) Knight of Council Bluffs; one grandchild; brothers, Raymond Krause of Sioux Rapids, Clifford Krause and Clarence Krause, both of Ames; and sisters, Deloris Morrow and Minnie Van Ahn of Lake City, Rachel Geisinger of California, Mable Vetter of Manson, and Carol Erritt of Somers. She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Virgile Kraack in 1948 and Virgil Knight in 1995; infant daughter, Virga Kraack; son, David Knight; and brothers, Melford Krause, Harold Krause and George Krause.

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