Krause and Dix met in 1996 and began living together in 1997 along with the three daughters of whom Krause had custody and Dix's two sons. They moved to Dassel, Minn., in 1998.

David R. Krause of Whitehall Twp., passed away on March 23, 2016 at the age of 84. He was born in Coplay to the late Martin and Helen (Hopkins) Krause and was predeceased by his loving wife Lucille… ...