Marilyn M. Raus

May 5, 1936 - July 27, 2017

MARILYN RAUS Marilyn Marie Raus, 81, of Gravois Mills, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, July 27, 2017 in Eldon Nursing and Rehab, Eldon, Missouri. She was born May 5, 1936 in Elgin, Illinois, a daughter of Edward and Willetta Aileen (Thornton) Lohse. On February 26, 1966, she was united in marriage to Reynold Joseph “Rey” Raus. Together they shared thirty-seven years of marriage before his passing on November 22, 2003. She was also preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Harriett VanNatta. Survivors include, two sons, Michael Vinkavich and wife Laure of Papillion, Nebraska and William Vinkavich and wife Cheryl of Versailles, Missouri; a daughter, Linda Simpson and husband Dan of Gravois Mills, Missouri; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a brother, David Lohse and wife Brenda of McCordsville, Indiana; two sisters, Erma Eggum of Elgin, Illinois and Barbara Klingberg of Hampshire, Illinois and a host of other relatives and friends. Marilyn was raised in the Winthrop Harbor, Illinois area. She lived in various places in Illinois and Iowa before moving to the Lake of the Ozarks in the mid 1980’s. She worked as a waitress and bar tender for many years. She was a member of Kent Memorial Lutheran Church in Sunrise Beach, Missouri. She had served as past-president of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 624 in Sunrise Beach, Missouri as well as the District American Legion Auxiliary. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 31, 2017 at Kent Memorial Lutheran Church in Sunrise Beach, Missouri. Burial will follow in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Laurie, Missouri. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. Monday in the church. Arrangements are under the care and direction of the Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home of Laurie.