Edmund Krause

Viewing will take place on Wednesday July 2nd from 4-8pm with religious service at 7pm. Funeral Mass on Thursday July 3rd at St. Stanislaus Church starting at 9:30am with burial to follow at St. John Cemetery.

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Edmund Krause was born on April 11, 1941 in Gdynia, Poland to Jan Krause and Maria Reitz.  He was the youngest of four children.  His childhood was hard because of World War II, especially after the loss of his father in 1943, but he was scrappy and learned to persevere.  He served in the Polish military as a police officer and completed his engineering studies.  He ran a successful construction company in Poland for several years until it was shut down by government officials, because of his opposition to the Communist party.  At the invitation of his aunt, he came to New York in April of 1971 with a one way plane ticket, one suitcase and a willingness to start over.  In June of 1976, he married Maria Puch (now Krause) and remained happily married to her for nearly 50 years.  He established a new company and worked on building projects across New York before becoming largely self-employed in the 1990s.  He had one daughter, Katherine Krause, and many friends, neighbors and acquaintances.  In 2008, he also gained a son-in-law, Cullen McGraw, and then three grandchildren – Max, Ollie and Sophie McGraw – whom he loved more than anything and on whom he doted.  In September 2024, he was diagnosed with ALS, which he fought courageously but which took away much of his vibrancy and independence.  On June 29, 2025, he passed away peacefully, with family by his side.  He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and friend and is missed deeply.