Obituary of Theodore Krause

Theodore Robert Krause of Cedar Crest, Pompton Plains, NJ passed away quickly on September 30th at the age of 79. Born in Grand Haven, Michigan, he loved the beach and fishing. He leaves behind his wife of forty years, Carolyn Louise, and children Molly Schenk and husband William, John Krause, Lori Krause, Bryan Drew, Robin Sapienza and husband Joseph, Theodore R. Krause Jr. and wife CarolAnn. Also, grandchildren William Schenk and wife Tara, Jennifer Rosser and husband Travis, and Joey Sapienza, and great-grandchild Nikolas Schenk. Ted worked 41 years in the packaging and plastics industries, primarily serving the cosmetic industry.He had coached little league football in Ridgewood, NJ and thoroughly enjoyed the game of golf, often assisting at tournaments. He was a former member of the Upper Ridgewood Tennis Club. He was an active participant at St. Elizabeth's Church. The family will receive friends from 6:0opm to 8:00pm on Friday, October 10th at Vander Plaat Funeral Home, 257 Godwin Ave, Wyckoff, NJ, www.VPFH.com. Services will be held at St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church in Ridgewood NJ on Saturday, October 11th at 11:00am. Contributions in Ted's memory may be made to the Resident Care Fund of Cedar Crest, 1 Cedar Crest Drive, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444 or to St. Elizabeth's Church, 169 Fairmount Road, Ridgewood, NJ 07450.