Keith Robert Krause, Sr. Keith Robert Krause, Sr., 71, of Buckeystown, died on December 5, 2013, at home, after a three-year battle with brain cancer. He was the husband of Mary Sue Krause for 35 years. Born on June 12, 1942 in Milwaukee, WI, he was the son of the late Fred and Beth (Deubig) Krause. In 1960, Keith came to Washington D.C. to attend Georgetown University, where he obtained B.S. and M.S. degrees from the School of Languages and Linguistics. After college he worked for Crowell-Collier Institute, which provided instruction in 40 different languages. He also taught Spanish and German at Montgomery College in Rockville. In 1975, Keith entered the field of advertising and, with a partner, started a direct-mail advertising company, Gift-Pak of America, Inc. He later formed Advertisers Co-Op, Inc., a small advertising agency. In 1978, he married Mary Sue, and they moved to Buckeystown in 1979. In 1994, Keith returned to the field of language education, teaching Spanish at Hood College before becoming a Spanish teacher at Linganore High School. He then went on to be the Department Chair of World Languages at Tuscarora High School,where he taught Spanish, German, and Latin before retiring in 2008. Keith loved the outdoors, especially gardening, fishing, and bird watching, and was devoted to his family. He was a loyal Redskins fan, attending home games for 43 years. He enjoyed cooking, and was also a homebrewer and one of the founding members of Frederick Original Ale Makers (FOAM). Noted for his sense of humor, sociability, and joie de vivre, he enjoyed sharing his homebrew and special sauerkraut with friends and family while holding court in the kitchen at his annual Oktoberfest celebration in Buckeystown. Keith loved to travel, especially to Spain. His lifelong love for the people and culture of Spain began in his youth as a student in Madrid. He later shared that enthusiasm with his students, working with teachers in Spain to organize an exchange program for high school students to travel to Spain and stay with host families, and for Spanish students to come and stay with host families in Frederick County. A firm believer in the educational value of international travel, he enjoyed leading groups of students to Spain every summer to immerse them in the history, art, architecture, and culture of Spain as well as the language. He later took groups of students to Germany and Italy when he was teaching German and Latin at THS. In addition to his wife, Keith is survived by his children, Beth Krause of Rockville, MD, and Keith Krause, Jr., and his wife, Whitney, of Stuttgart, Germany; his sisters, Rita Horne and Karen Krause of Milwaukee, WI; brother-in-law, George Allmon and his wife, Kay, of Columbia, MD; nephews and nieces, Michael, Jim and John Horne of Milwaukee; Lisa Lebsock of Tucson, AZ; Bob Summersun and Heather Stinger of Oceanside, CA; Bill Allmon and wife, Tracy, and their children, Piper, Luke, Bailey, and Spencer, of Woodbine, MD; and Becky Moody and husband, Brian, and their children, Claire and Casey, of Melbourne Beach, FL. He will also be missed by his goddaughter, Sarah McEvoy, of Arlington, VA, and many wonderful friends. In addition to his parents, Keith was predeceased by a sister, Betty Krause Steinke, and brother-in-law Gordon Steinke, of Milwaukee, and by a nephew, Patrick Horne, of Milwaukee. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, December 11th from 2-4 and 6-8 PM at Keeney and Basford PA Funeral Home, 106 East Church St, Frederick. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, December 12th at 10:00 AM at St. Joseph-on-Carrollton Manor, 5843 Manor Woods Road, Frederick. Father Lawrence Frazier will be the celebrant. Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Frederick, MD. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Musella Foundation for Brain Tumor Research and Information, Inc. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.keeneybasford.com
