Age 48, crossed the finish line into the arms of Jesus, surrounded by her family, on Monday, in Madison. She was born to Robert and Carol Krause, in Rhinelander. She was baptized into Christ as an infant, attended Zion Ev. Lutheran School, K-8, and confirmed in her faith on March 20, 1980. Beth graduated from Rhinelander High School in 1984, and Bethany Lutheran Junior College in Mankato, Minn., in 1986. She then attended UW-Madison where she received her teaching degree in elementary education. Beth taught in public school briefly and then accepted a call to teach at Holy Cross Lutheran Church and School, where she taught for 22 years until the time of her illness. Beth loved teaching and her students were her family. She was kind and loving to all she met and had friends from England, Germany, India and South Korea. Beth loved to travel and toured Italy with her high school Latin club. She practice taught in Peterborough, England, taught a year in the Czech Republic and participated in an archeological dig in Israel one summer. Beth also taught one summer in the Ukraine and visited Vietnam, Tokyo and Ireland. She enjoyed sports, but learned at an early age that basketball was not for her. She found her niche in running and biking. Beth competed in numerous marathons, including Chicago and Boston. She finished Madison Ironman four times in 2005, 2006, 2011 and 2013, finishing well in her age group. She was preceded in death by her paternal and maternal grandparents; an aunt, Dorothy Lehman; uncle, Edward Waterbury; and cousin, Michael Smith.
Age 48, crossed the finish line into the arms of Jesus, surrounded by her family, on Monday, in Madison. She was born to Robert and Carol Krause, in Rhinelander. She was baptized into Christ as an infant, attended Zion Ev. Lutheran School, K-8, and confirmed in her faith on March 20, 1980. Beth graduated from Rhinelander High School in 1984, and Bethany Lutheran Junior College in Mankato, Minn., in 1986. She then attended UW-Madison where she received her teaching degree in elementary education. Beth taught in public school briefly and then accepted a call to teach at Holy Cross Lutheran Church and School, where she taught for 22 years until the time of her illness. Beth loved teaching and her students were her family. She was kind and loving to all she met and had friends from England, Germany, India and South Korea. Beth loved to travel and toured Italy with her high school Latin club. She practice taught in Peterborough, England, taught a year in the Czech Republic and participated in an archeological dig in Israel one summer. Beth also taught one summer in the Ukraine and visited Vietnam, Tokyo and Ireland. She enjoyed sports, but learned at an early age that basketball was not for her. She found her niche in running and biking. Beth competed in numerous marathons, including Chicago and Boston. She finished Madison Ironman four times in 2005, 2006, 2011 and 2013, finishing well in her age group. She was preceded in death by her paternal and maternal grandparents; an aunt, Dorothy Lehman; uncle, Edward Waterbury; and cousin, Michael Smith.
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