Darrel W. Krause

Santa Maria, Calif. - An Internment Committal Service for Darrel W. Krause, 64, of Santa Maria, Calif., will be held at St. John's Lutheran Church, rural Aberdeen, on Friday, Aug. 15, at 11 a.m. Reverend Ronald Laue officiating. He was born Oct. 1, 1938, to William Peter Krause and Verna Emma Helen Angerhofer Krause in Aberdeen. He died at his home in Santa Maria of pancreatic cancer on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2003. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Opal Criddle Krause; parents, William and Verna Krause of Palatka, Fla.; two children, son Jeffrey D. Krause and daughter-in-law Ernestine Krause; daughter Karene L. Krause; granddaughter, Jennifer L. McDuffie, (all of Santa Maria) and her father, Patrick McDuffie, Martinez, Calif.; grandson John-Luke Schreiner and his father, David Schreiner of Coalinga, Calif. Two brothers, Duane Krause and wife Betty of Palatka, Fla.; Bill Krause and wife Janet of Oxnard, Calif., also survive him, and one sister-in-law, Genelle Collins of Colorado Springs, Colo., and numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. His brother Kent Krause preceded him in death. Darrel graduated from Warner High School, Warner, S.D., in 1956. He studied mechanical engineering at the School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City. He moved his family to Lakewood, Calif., in 1965 and became a corporate Vice President for American Kawasaki Motors Corp. While working there, he was manager of the National Kawasaki Racing Team (he personally set two world records at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah), General Manager of the Engine Division in Minneapolis, Minn., and General Manager of New Products Division in Santa Ana, Calif. After 13 years at Kawasaki, he became owner of Sankyo Enterprises (Importing/Orient) while living in Laguna Beach and Dana Point, Calif. He traveled extensively throughout the Orient, Australia and Europe. He became owner of AJA Enterprises Electronic Corp. in Santa Ana. He changed careers and went to work managing mortgage branches in Santa Maria, lately of JP Morgan Chase Manhattan in Santa Maria, receiving many awards for sales and financial management. He loved to sail aboard his yacht “Encore” out of Dana Point, Calif., where he and Opal lived aboard for seven years. Other hobbies were reading, computers and photography. Darrel loved and served our Lord Jesus. He was an active member of the Missouri Synod Lutheran Church for many years. He lovingly served as elder, Bible class leader and on many committees. A Memorial Service was held in February at Lutheran Church of Our Savior in Santa Maria. He was a loving son, husband, father, grandfather and friend to many people. We will miss him dearly. Please sign the online guest book at AberdeenNews.com. Thank you. Memorials can be made to St. John's Lutheran Church, rural Aberdeen, or to Pancreas Cancer Research, Ralph H. Hruban, M.D., The John Hopkins Hospital, Department of Pathology, Room 2242, The Weinburg Building; 401 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21231-2410.