PLAINS – Phyllis A. Krause, 92, died Thursday, June 19, 2025 at the Fowler Residential Care Center in Fowler.
She was born March 28, 1933 to Oscar and Luella (Hummel) Latzke.
She married Merle G. Krause in 1956. He preceded her in death Oct. 20, 2020
She graduated from Dickinson County High School. She pursued higher education at Colorado Women’s College before transferring to Kansas State University, where she graduated in 1955.
She worked as a schoolteacher before dedicating herself full-time to raising her family.
She was a member of the Plains Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women, where she served as past president. She was also active as a choir director, a member of the Kappa Delta sorority, and a longtime AVON representative.
Her passions included gardening, cooking, teaching piano, decorating for the holidays, and above all, spending time with family.
Survivors include her children, Dianne Kressin and husband, Richard, Brenham, Texas, and David Krause and wife, Tiffani, Plains; brother, Larry Latzke; eight grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her parents.
• Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 30, 2025 at the Plains Methodist Church in Plains.
Burial will follow at the Plains Cemetery in Plains.
Friends may call from 12 to 7 p.m. Sunday, June 29, 2025 at Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary in Meade, with family present from 5 to 7 p.m.
Memorials are suggested to Camp Lakeside, in care of Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary.
Condolences may be left at fidlerormebachmanmortuary.com.
