Loved to laugh
Dorothy Mae Kraus (nee Kubert), 92, of Brookfield, a former longtime resident of Riverside, died on April 26, 2024. Born on July 29, 1931, she loved gardening, cooking and collecting cookbooks, camping and traveling and visiting all 50 states. She loved being a mom and grandmother, but most of all loved to laugh.
Dorothy was the wife of the late Edwin Joseph Kraus; the mother of James (Jo Ann), Carol, Paul, Thomas (Beth Ann) Kraus, Susan Breska, Robert (Amy) Kraus and the late William and the late Steven Kraus; the daughter of the late Mary “Marie” (nee Nykl) and Otto Kubert; the grandmother of Kimberly Braxton, Christine (Ben) Davis, Stacy (Brett) Lindahl, Brett and Neil Breska, Matthew Kraus, Zachary Kraus, Ashley (Tommy) Oliver, Nicholas (Caitlin), Kevin, Paul (Emily), Morgan and Andrew Kraus; the great-grandmother of 11; sister of the late Richard and Caroline Kubert; and the aunt of JoAnn Kemp and Helen (late Raul) Trujillo.
Visitation was held at Conboy-Westchester Funeral Home 10501 W. Cermak Road (2 blocks west of Mannheim Road), Westchester on April 30; a funeral Mass was celebrated on May 1 St. Mary Church (St. Paul VI Parish) in Riverside, followed by interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, www.stjudge.org, in Dorothy’s memory.
Arrangements were handled by the Original Kuratko Family, Brian D. Kuratko-Director.