Walter “Wally” Krauss, age 73, a resident of Madison, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2007, at home in Madison, Ohio.

Born on Aug.12, 1933, in Geneva, Ohio, he was a son of the late Gladys Mae (Beach) and Alvin Edwin Krauss. He married Irma M. Lohrey on June 30,1956, in Mentor, Ohio.

He worked as a maintenance welder at Chrysler in Twinsburg, Ohio; and previously was a Volunteer Fireman at Station Three.

He was a member of Fairport VFW, Fairport Hungarian Culture Club, and the American Legion of Silver Springs, Maryland; and was also a Mason.

Wally enjoyed his bulldozers, tractors and traveling, auctions and the flea markets.

He is survived by his wife, Irma M. Krauss of Madison; sons, Wally Jr. (Norma) Krauss and Richard Krauss, both of Madison; a daughter, Carol Ann Stevens of Tacoma, Wash.; grandchildren, Walt III of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Chad of Madison, and Amy, Angela, and Autumn of Washington State; a brother, Alvin (Leannah) Krauss of Lake City, Fla; and a sister, Gladys Jane Sills of St. Augustine, Fla.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and grandsons, Keith David, James Richard, and Justin.

Contributions may be made to Hospice of the Western Reserve, 300 East 185th St., Cleveland, Ohio 44119 or Holden Arboretum, 9500 Sperry Road, Kirtland, Ohio 44094.