Dorothy “Dot” Kraus, 83, of Newtown, PA passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Thursday November 30th, 2023.
Born in Passaic, Mrs. Kraus was raised in East Paterson and then lived briefly in Clifton while growing up. Upon marriage, she lived in Carteret, Plainfield, Cincinnati, OH and Martinsville before settling in Newtown. She was a Registered Nurse having graduated from the Nursing Program at Passaic General Hospital Nursing School and completing coursework at Fairleigh Dickinson University during her time in the program. Upon completion, she was employed as an RN at Passaic General Hospital, Muhlenberg Hospital and then Perth Amboy Hospital.
Mrs. Kraus was a faithful parishioner of Ukrainian Orthodox Holy Ascension Cathedral in Clifton. Along with her husband, she travelled extensively and was known to always put off packing until last-minute however still yet managed to successfully visit many, many countries around the world including most of Europe and Eastern Europe, numerous countries in Asia, the Islands, Iceland and Bermuda, enjoyed many Thanksgiving trips to Jamaica and four ventures to Ukraine. Amongst all these international adventures, never to be forgotten were many of her best times spent with family at Long Beach Island.
Dot was predeceased by her mother Ann and her stepfather Walter Baran.
She is survived by her beloved husband of sixty-one years, William Kraus, of Newtown; her loving and devoted children, Dr. William Kraus and his wife, Jennifer, of Flemington, NJ and Pamela Kraus and her husband, Robert Kulla, of Fort Washington, PA; her dear sister, Joanne Panasiuk of Mt. Pocono, PA; eight cherished grandchildren to whom she was their beloved “Baba”: James Kraus and his wife, Erin and their son Cody, Steven Kraus, Emily Kraus, Melissa Kraus, Devin Kulla and her husband Christopher Corkadel and their daughter Cora, Michelle Kulla and her husband Erich Miskewicz and their two daughters Edythe and Tabitha, Kate Kulla and Max Kulla.
Visiting will be Sunday December 3, 2023, from 1:00-5:00 p.m. at Bizub-Quinlan Funeral Home, 1313 Van Houten Avenue, Clifton, NJ. Parastas at 1:30 p.m. Funeral is Monday beginning at 10:15 a.m. at the funeral home with the funeral mass to follow at 11:00 a.m. at Ukrainian Orthodox Holy Ascension Cathedral, 635 Broad Street, Clifton. Interment to follow at East Ridgelawn Cemetery, Clifton. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to the Ukrainian Orthodox Holy Ascension Cathedral (www.ukrcoc.org) would be appreciated.
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