Randall Miller Krauss

March 2, 1931 - December 25, 2013

In Loving Memory Randall Miller Krauss Randall Miller Krauss passed away December 25, 2013, in Beaverton, OR. Randy was born on March 2, 1931, in San Gabriel, CA. His parents, Daniel and Freda Krauss, and his two-year-old sister, Donna, were killed in an accident at an air show in Los Angeles, CA when Randy was four years old. He was raised in Bellingham and Yakima, WA by his paternal grandparents. After graduating from high school in 1949, Randy worked for Keith & Keith Funeral Home in Yakima, WA prior to his enlistment in the U.S. Army in February, 1951. He served with the Army Graves Registration Service Group in Kokura, Japan during the Korean War and was honorably discharged in February, 1954. During this time, he met Katherine “Jean” Kirkpatrick in the summer of 1951 in Walla Walla, WA when Jean was singing with a trio from Northwest Nazarene College. They married in Fukuoka, Japan in a three-ceremony process – first, signing the Japanese Registry; second, an official marriage at the American Consulate in Fukuoka; and third, a traditional church wedding at the base chapel in Kokura on May 4, 1952. Upon their return to the United States in 1954, Randy and Jean lived in California where Randy graduated from The California College of Mortuary Science in Los Angeles in 1955. In 1958 they moved to Vancouver, WA, where Randy spent his 38-year career as a funeral director at Vancouver Funeral Chapel and managing funeral director at Evergreen Memorial Gardens. He retired in 1996. His wife, Jean, preceded him in death on February 3, 2011. Randy’s survivors include daughter, Kelley Rap (and husband Michael); son, Chuck Krauss (and wife Susan); and daughter, Karen Garrison (and husband Robert). There are three grandchildren: Emily Rap, Evan Rap, and Tanner Garrison. A memorial service to honor Randy will be held on Thursday, January 9, 2014, at 11:00 AM at Portland First Church of the Nazarene, 6100 SW Raab Road, Portland, OR, 97221. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Portland First Church of the Nazarene. Attrell’s Newberg Funeral Chapel is in charge of memorial service arrangements. Randy’s final resting place will be with Jean at Willamette National Cemetery.