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Portrait of Ray & Ida Krans
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In loving memory of

Ray & Ida Krans

April 18, 1929 – September 6, 2023
Lived 94 years
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Ray served in the armed forces. We honor that service here.

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1929
Born April 18
1939
Ray was 10 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1948
Ray was 19 when Truman ordered the armed forces desegregated
1953
Ray was 24 when an armistice ended the fighting in Korea
1955
Married to Raymond Leonard Krans
1968
Ray was 39 when the Tet Offensive began in Vietnam
1971
Ray was 42 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Ray was 53 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1997
Ray was 68 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2005
Ray was 76 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2015
Ray was 86 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2022
Ray was 93 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2023
Passed away September 6, age 94
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Lyndsey Kaan 127w

Ida loved Pizza!

This is my favorite picture of my grandma, Ida. She was Italian and loved a good pizza!

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