Walter V. Rauss, 91, of Norfolk, formerly of Wayne, died Monday, Feb. 7, 2022 at the Norfolk Veterans Home in Norfolk.
Services will be held Friday, Feb. 11 at 11 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Wayne. Visitation will be held Friday from 9 a.m. until service time at the church. Burial with military rites will be in Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Wayne.
Memorials may be directed to Walter’s family for later designation.
Arrangements are with Hasemann Funeral Home of Wayne.
Walter Vernold Rauss was born Jan. 3, 1931 near Farrar, Missouri to Henry and Emma (Aurich) Rauss. He was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith. At the age of eight, his family moved to a farm south of Wayne near Altona and Walter attended Trinity Lutheran Parochial School. Over the years he farmed with his father. Walter served in the United States Army from March 31, 1953 to March 17, 1955. His uniform has been placed in the Norfolk Museum for all to see. After his military service, Walter owned and operated a Snapper Lawn Mower dealership and repair shop in Wayne. He then was mechanic for John Deere in Norfolk, later a welder at a repair and welding shop, and worked for various area farmers. Walter was a hard worker and enjoyed time spent hunting and fishing.
Survivors include his nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Emma Rauss; sisters, Frances (Martin) Inselman, Irma (Walter) Baier and Anita Rauss; brothers, Clarence (Lena), Elder (Ida Mae), Gilbert (Eleanora), and Leon (Florice) Rauss.
