Obituary for Elizabeth Diana Niehaus (1940-1970)
Troy Free Press, Troy, Lincoln County, MO.
From the clippings of Lorraine Meyer Gerdiman


Elizabeth Diana KRAFT was born August 13, 1940 in St. Louis, Mo., the daughter of James and Evelyn TROWER NIEHAUS. She passed away very suddenly in her sleep last Sunday night, September 20, 1970 at the age of 30 years, 1 month and 7 days. She lived in St. Louis with her family for several years. Later, with her family, she lived in Jacksonville, Ill., Quincy, Ill., Kansas City, Mo., Denver and finally back to the St. Louis area.

On November 12, 1961, she was united in marriage to Raymond KRAFT of Moscow Mills. She and Raymond spent their entire married life in the Troy area, including a year and a half in Moscow Mills.

Surviving Diana are her husband Raymond, of their residence; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim NIEHAUS of Omaha, Nebraska; her sister, Doris and her husband, Jim PAINTER, of Kansas City; her brother, Randy Justus and his wife, Lois of Kansas City; her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Will NIEHAUS of Moscow Mills; four nephews and one niece; her mother-in-law, Mrs. Freda BASTIEN of Moscow Mills, her sisters-in-laws, Mrs. Robert (Lillian) HUBER and Mrs. Robert (Irene) GRODERMANN.

Funeral services for Mrs. KRAFT were conducted from the First Christian Church of Troy, by the Rev. Joe Todd, former pastor of the church on September 22, 1970.

Interment was in the Troy E & R Cemetery. Casket bearers were Archy HOLT, Richard TROWER, Randolph TROWER, Pearl HOLT, Jr., Virgil LOVELACE and Gene LOVELACE.

Arrangements were through the Kemper Marsh Funeral Home of Troy.


File submitted to HERITAGE PAGES of LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSOURI by Nancy Weller, 25 June, 2004.

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