 1866 - 1961 (94 years)
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| Name |
Raue Benno |
| Birth |
16 Apr 1866 |
Landeshut, Germany  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
20 Mar 1961 |
Crystal Lake, McHenry County, IL [1] |
| Burial |
Union Cemetery, Crystal Lake, McHenry County, IL [1] |
| Notes |
- Benno Raue Sr. was a jeweler and watchmaker for 60 years. He became a well known and affluent businessman in his community. He was a member of the National Guard, Company E, of Elgin. He was a Schoolboard member in Crystal Lake. He helped organize the Crystal Lake Park board, was the Mayor of Crystal Lake for two terms, President of Home State Bank, Mason, Modern woodsman. (Correspondant: Mrs. Ethel a. Raue, 25 W. Crystal Lake, McHenry Coounty, IL)
Crystal Lake Herald
March 23, 1961
Ben Raue Dies at Age 94
Mayor and Long Civic Leader
Any list of those who have played leading roles in making Crystal Lake "a good place to live" would without question have to include the name of Ben Raue. As first president of the original Crystal Lake Park Board and a member of it for many years, he was one of the foresighted men without whom this city would have been deprived of a public bathing beach and lake park. The first paving of Crystal Lake streets was done during the years he was mayor, 1923-1927. For 30 years Mr. Raue served on the Crystal Lake school board and was a member of Nunda Lodge 169 AF & AM. He was president of the Home State Bank from 1935 until its sale to the present owners.
Born April 16, 1866, in Landeshut, Germany, he died in his home at 25 W. Crystal Lake Avenue Monday morning, March 20. He learned the jewelry trade in his native country, and when he came to Crystal Lake in the fall of 1893, he opened a jewelry and hardware store which he operated from that long ago date until his retirement five years ago.
Surviving are the widow, the former Mabelle Osgood; three daughters, the Misses Ethel, Leone and Lucille, all of Crystal Lake; a son, Benno L., of Crystal Lake; and a brother, Paul, of West Chicago. Five sisters preceded him in death.
Mason services were conducted at the Warner Funeral Home at 8 p.m. yesterday by Nunda Lodge 169 and religious services are being conducted this afternoon, Thurday, at 2 p. m. by the Rev. M. J. A. Dalrymple. Graveside services in Crystal Lake Union cemetery will be conducted by the Masonic Lodge. Pallbearers will be members of the Nunda Lodge169 AF & AM.
A memorial has been established for the Illinois Association for the Crippled, Inc. (Easter Seal Society) and donations should be addressed to Memorial committee, Easter Seal Therapy Center, 708 Washington St. Woodstock, Ill.
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| Person ID |
I52790 |
Freeman-Smith |
| Last Modified |
10 Apr 2024 |
| Family 1 |
Brown Dora, b. 05 May 1863, Cary, McHenry County, IL d. 18 Jan 1914, Crystal Lake, McHenry County, IL (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage |
16 Jan 1892 |
Kane County, Il [1] |
| Children |
| | 1. Raue Ethel, b. 17 Jun 1893, Crystal Lake, McHenry County, IL d. Jul 1987, Michigan? (Age 94 years) [natural] |
| | 2. Raue Benno, b. 30 Sep 1895, Crystal Lake, McHenry County, IL d. Nov 1974, Cary, McHenry County, Illinois (Age 79 years) [natural] |
| | 3. Raue Leone, b. 31 Jul 1898 d. 22 Oct 1990, Cyrstal Lake, McHenry County, Il (Age 92 years) [natural] |
| | 4. Raue Lucile, b. 25 Jun 1904, Crystal Lake, McHenry County, IL d. 24 Nov 1994, Cary, McHenry County, IL (Age 90 years) [natural] |
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| Family ID |
F24139 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
10 Apr 2024 |
| Family 2 |
Osgood Mabelle Blanche, b. 31 Jul 1876, Janesville, Rock County, WI d. 25 Oct 1966, Crystal Lake, McHenry County, IL (Age 90 years) |
| Marriage |
28 Oct 1915 |
Denver, CO [1] |
| Family ID |
F24154 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
10 Apr 2024 |
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| Sources |
- [S1397] Merged from BrianFreeman on 01-Jan-13 at 22:11.
- [S1428] Clary newspaper article written by Edna C. McCall, guest columnist, about the Ruae family.
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