Dates

• Existence: 1919-

Biographical History

Edith Krause (born 1919) was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in East Germany.

Ruth Lea Edith Schade was born on November 26, 1919 in Dresden, Germany to Emil Paul Schade and Martha Klara Elisabeth Marx. She was raised in Dresden, and remained in East Germany after World War II. Her mother was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and she was raised in the Church. She married Walter Krause on December 28, 1957. Her husband was made the Patriarch for all behind the curtain in 1973. Edith was his scribe for most of those blessings. She also worked greatly with family history, and has found thousands of names.

Citation:

LDS Mission Network website, via WWW, Oct. 8, 2014: Personal Histories (Edith Krause; husband is Walter Krause; lived behind Iron Curtain; 1973 Walter made patriarch and she would write; thousands of names in family history)

Talk by Edith Krause at the dedication of the Karl G. Maeser statue in Dresden, 14 July 2001 (daughter of Martha Schade)

Mormonengeschichte website, via WWW, Nov. 18, 2014 (Ruth Lea Edith Krause; maiden name, Schade; b. Nov. 26, 1919 in Dresden, Germany; parents: Emil Paul Schade and Martha Klara Elisabeth Marx; m. Dec. 28, 1957 in Wolgast, Germany to Walter Krause; joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a child)

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