Individual Details
Raymond Walter Karras
(4 Oct 1888 - 9 Nov 1945)
HSO, 22 Nov 1945, p5
Major Ray Karras Dies In Florida at Age 57
Word has been received here of the death of Marjor Ray W. Karras at Lake City, Florida on November 9. He was 57 years old. Since receiving his medical degree, he has been in continual service as physician and surgeon with the Veterans' Facilities in Sautelle, California and Dallas, Texas. He was a member of Phi Rho Sigma medical fraternity and the Masonic lodge.
He is survived by his wife; a son, Ray Walter, Jr., a student at Harvard; a daughter, Nancy; a brother, M. A. Karras of St. Paul; and two sisters, Mrs. A. S. Burnson and Mrs. L. C. Monteith, Minneapolis. Burial took place at Arlington Cemetery, Washington, D. C.
Ray Walter Karras, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
Name: Ray Walter Karras
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1942
Event Place: Dallas, , Texas
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 04 Oct 1888
Affiliate Publication Title: World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Texas
Affiliate Publication Number:
Affiliate ARC Identifier: 576252
GS Film number: 4145723
Digital Folder Number: 004145723
Image Number: 00277
Major Ray Karras Dies In Florida at Age 57
Word has been received here of the death of Marjor Ray W. Karras at Lake City, Florida on November 9. He was 57 years old. Since receiving his medical degree, he has been in continual service as physician and surgeon with the Veterans' Facilities in Sautelle, California and Dallas, Texas. He was a member of Phi Rho Sigma medical fraternity and the Masonic lodge.
He is survived by his wife; a son, Ray Walter, Jr., a student at Harvard; a daughter, Nancy; a brother, M. A. Karras of St. Paul; and two sisters, Mrs. A. S. Burnson and Mrs. L. C. Monteith, Minneapolis. Burial took place at Arlington Cemetery, Washington, D. C.
Ray Walter Karras, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
Name: Ray Walter Karras
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1942
Event Place: Dallas, , Texas
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 04 Oct 1888
Affiliate Publication Title: World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Texas
Affiliate Publication Number:
Affiliate ARC Identifier: 576252
GS Film number: 4145723
Digital Folder Number: 004145723
Image Number: 00277
Events
| Birth | 4 Oct 1888 |  | |||
| Graduation | 1906 | Hudson High School - Hudson, St. Croix, Wis | | ||
| Death | 9 Nov 1945 | Lake City, Florida | | ||
| Marriage | Corinne L. LeBlanc | ||||
| Burial | Sec 10, Site 10923, Washington, D.C. Arlington National Cemetery | | |||
| Military | 1ST LT MED CORPS US ARMY |
Families
| Spouse | Corinne L. LeBlanc (1893 - 1969) |
| Child | Ray Walter Jr. Karras (1928 - 2013) |
| Child | Nancy Joan Karras (1934 - 1968) |
| Father | Albert Karras (1852 - ) |
| Mother | Louisa Albitz (1860 - ) |
| Sibling | Amy Louise Karras (1883 - 1962) |
| Sibling | Etta Karras (1884 - 1965) |
| Sibling | Myron A. Karras (1886 - 1957) |
Endnotes
1. Hudson Star-Observer, Hudson, Wis., 22 Nov 1945, p5, Obituary, Raymond Karras.
2. Miller, Willis H. and Benoy, Marian Thorson, Hudson High School Alumni Directory Star-Observer Publishing Co., Hudson, Wis., 1973, p6, Karras, Ray W..
3. Hudson Star-Observer, Hudson, Wis., 22 Nov 1945, p5, Obituary, Raymond Karras.
4. FamilySearch.
5. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, 1775-2006, Ray Walter Karras, 1ST LT MED CORPS US ARMY.