Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....(Krause) Rauterkus, Genevieve M. August 13 2004 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/obitsca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: K Taylor bluewolf@onemain.com August 19, 2004, 5:01 pm The Bakersfield Californian Genevieve M. Rauterkus 8/10/1908 8/13/2004 Genevieve M. Rauterkus, 96, a longtime resident of Council Bluffs, Iowa, passed away August 13, 2004 in Bakersfield. Genevieve was born August 10, 1908, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Harry and Leona (Gall) Krause. She graduated from St. Francis High School in Co. Bluffs, class of 1926 and Creighton University School of Pharmacy in 1929. Genevieve was a Pharmacist at Mercy Hospital and continued at Clark Drug Co. Her Pharmacy career was from 1929 1979. She was a member of St. Peters Church and St. Anns Altar & Rosary Society. Genevieve was the first Registered Pharmacist at Mercy Hospital in Concil Bluffs and was the first female Registered Pharmacist in the state of Iowa. In 1979 she received a Certificare from the Governor of Iowa in honor of her 50th anniversary as a Pharmacist. Genevieve is preceded in death by her husband, Leo Rauterkus in 1965; her brother, Ferdinand A. Krause in 1989 and is survived by her son, Tom Rauterkus of Bakersfield, CA; 3 grandchildren, Lynn Marks and Traci Hildebrand both of Bakersfield and Tom Rauterkus of Corona, CA; 4 great-grandchildren. Rosary Recitation Thursday, 6:30 p.m. at Cutler-ONeill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be held Friday, August 20, 10:00 a.m., at St. Peters Church. Rev. Chuck Kottas officiating. Burial to follow at St. Joseph Cemetery in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Rembrances may be made to the American Heart Association. Cutler-ONeill-Meyer-Woodring (712) 322-7779 Additional Comments: Volunteer submission - No relation to deceased. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/kern/obits/gob1284krausera.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb