Wayne Reynolds Krause

January 27, 1925 - December 18, 2020

Wayne Reynolds Krause, 95, formerly of Broken Bow and Longview, Washington, passed away December 18, 2020. A service and celebration of Wayne’s life will be held at All Faiths Funeral Home in Grand Island, NE on Tuesday, December 29th at 10:30 a.m. The service will be livestreamed on All Faiths Funeral Home Facebook page. Wayne was born at home on a farm outside of Ansley, NE, on January 27, 1925 to Henry and Effie Mae (Tykwart) Krause. He found his love of music early and played the tuba, baritone, and trumpet. In high school he became captain of the football team. He developed 2 of his loves early on. Immediately upon graduation, Wayne left for the Army where he served in the 20th Armored Division. That division liberated Dachau concentration camp at the end of WW II. After the Army, Wayne married Phyllis Jensen in Broken Bow on April 5, 1947. Together they had four children. After their farmhouse outside of Ansley burned down, Wayne and Phyllis moved around a bit. In Mason City, Wayne worked as a TV repairman, and then to Boone where he repaired more TVs and had a creamery route. Then to Broken Bow, where Wayne worked for Palmer Monument Company. Finally followed Phyllis to Becton Dickinson, from which they both retired. It was then Wayne found a 3rd passion – golf. After Phyllis’s passing in 1992, he met a grade school/high school friend, Charlene (Steinmeier) Mundhenk at their 50th class reunion and they were married May 17, 1994. Wayne and Charlene moved to Longview, WA, and were active in music through their church and retirement homes. And Wayne continued his golfing and fishing. Wayne and Charlene made annual trips back to NE to see family, attend class reunions in Ansley and to renew old friendships. After Charlene’s passing on May 21, 2020, Wayne moved back to NE to be closer to family. Wayne is survived by his children, Wayne Jr. (Eileen) Krause of Cabot, AR, Fred (Cindy) Krause of Kearney, NE, Linda Dillon of Lincoln, NE, and Larry (Peggy) Krause of Wood River, NE; grandchildren, Wayne Krause III, Wendy Krause, Joe Krause, Rachael (Krause) Stevens, Beth Krause, April (Krause) Wicklund, Kelly (Dillon) James, Amanda (Dillon) Minert, Tony Krause, Kent Krause, Katie (Krause) Gartner and 22 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by stepdaughters, Melody (Mundhenk) Bywater and husband Galen of Independence, OR, Mona Mundhenk of Maple Valley, WA; stepson, Kurt Mundhenk of Puyallup, WA; and step-grandchildren, Gwendolyn and Grahame Bywater. Wayne was preceded in death by his first wife, Phyllis (Jensen), his parents and siblings Grace (Krause) Mortensen, Gene Krause, Lois (Krause) Bennett, and by his second wife, Charlene (Steinmeier). Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date.