Age 92, a Las Cruces resident since 2002, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 15, 2014. He previously resided in Albuquerque which became his home in 1946 while assigned to Kirtland Air Force Base as both a B-24 and B-29 pilot. After his military service, he became a Registered Architect in New Mexico and Arizona and was Board Certified with the National Council of Registered Architects (NCARB). He retired in Albuquerque as Chief of Archictectural Plans from the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs. He was preceded in death by his first wife of 56 years Mary Ann Krauth and is survived by his wife of 5 years, Sara D. Krauth of Las Cruces; sons Gary H. Krauth and wife Evelyn of New Oxford, PA and Karl R. Krauth and wife Julie of Orangevale, CA; daughter Patricia A. Krauth of Las Cruces, NM; grandchildren Cheryl L. Elder of Vienna, VA, Alan R. Krauth and Adam L. Krauth of Sacramento, CA, Andy Krauth of Orangevale, CA, Melissa A. Heath and husband David of Mt. Wolf, PA; great-granddaughter Brianna F. Elder of Vienna, VA. Visitation will be on Friday June 20, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at FRENCH - Lomas with a rosary to follow at 7:00 p.m. Interment will be at Santa Fe National Cemetery on Monday, June 23, 2014 at 2:15 p.m.
Visitation Details
Friday, June 20th, 2014, 6:00pm - 7:00pm, FRENCH - Lomas
Friday, June 20th, 2014, 7:00pm, FRENCH - Lomas