Barbara Ellen Krause

1931 - 1991  (60 years)

• Name	Barbara Ellen Krause
  Birth	3 Oct 1931	Pittsburgh, ALLEGHENY, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Female
  Death	12 Oct 1991	Pontiac OAKLAND, Michigan   [1, 2]
  Burial	Beth El Memorial Park, Livonia, Michigan PLOT TBE Sec 3 Lot 14 Gr 11
  Person ID	I202	Krause
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Marvin Krause,   b. 21 Nov 1909, Braddock, ALLEGHENY, Pennsylvania d. 10 Apr 1976, Miami, DADE, Florida (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Sylvia Glazer,   b. 10 Aug 1909, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania d. 5 Mar 2003, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	16 Aug 1929	Uniontown, FAYETTE, Pennsylvania
  Documents		Marriage Record of Marvin Krause and Sylvia Glazer Aug 1929, Fayette County, PA
  Family ID	F77	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kenneth Van Lenchner,   b. 24 Dec 1927, Pittsburgh, ALLEGHENY, Pennsylvania d. 26 Oct 2022, Michigan (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	28 Dec 1949	Pittsburgh, ALLEGHENY, Pennsylvania
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Documents
  		Lenchner - Krause Marriage License Application
  Histories		Lenchner - Krause Engagement Announcement Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 07 Dec 1949, Wed • Page 27
  		Lenchner - Krause Engagement Announcement The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Tuesday, December 06, 1949, p27
  Family ID	F82	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2025

  
  

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  Histories		Barbara (Krause) Lenchner Obit Detroit Free Press Detroit, Michigan 14 Oct 1991, Mon • Page 14
  		Barbara (Krause) Lenchner Death Notice Detroit Free Press Detroit, Michigan 14 Oct 1991, Mon • Page 14

  
  

• Notes

  Born: Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Name: Barbara Ellen Krause [Barbara Krause Lenchner] [B Lenchner] Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 3 Oct 1930 Birth Place: Pittsburgh A, Pennsylvania Death Date: 15 Oct 1991 Father: Marvin Krause Mother: Sylvia Glazer SSN: 205242960 Death Certificate Number: 00000000000000000000061767 Notes: Oct 1948: Name listed as BARBARA ELLEN KRAUSE; Jul 1962: Name listed as BARBARA KRAUSE LENCHNER; 22 May 1998: Name listed as B K LENCHNER

  
  

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  [S21] Obit. LENCHNER. Barbara K., age 60 of Bloomfield Hills, MI, formerly of PGH. Mrs. Lenchner, a businesswoman, vocalist and equestrian died of cancer on Saturday, October 12 in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Pontiac, MI; she excelled in 3 careeers, raised a family and was born in PGH; at age 5, she began to develop her singing talent and by age 16, she had her own radio program called ?Barbara Sings?. Earning a music scholarship to Carnegie-Mellon University, Mrs. Lenchner won a national singing contest that sent her to New York to dtudy a career in opera. She sang with the NYC opera workshops and in PGH in 1949, she married Kenneth Lenchner and moved to Detroit a year later. In Detroit, she sang with many orchestras and musical companies and often played leading roles in local musicals. In 1960, Mrs. Lenchner and her husband formed the Equitable Building Co. Which built more than 2500 homes in metro Detroit. As Executive Vice-President, she helped take the firm from a residential building company to a conglomerate called Equitable Group. The company is one of the state?s largest shopping center developers and owners and ranks among the 100 largest such businesses in the country. An accomplished equestrian, she won many blue ribbons and trophies. She showed her at major equestrian events throughout MI, IL, OH and NY and was a member of two hunt clubs - Waterloo Riding Club and Metamora Hunt Club in MI. Mrs. Lenchner was a member of the National Council of Jewish Women and Temple Beth El in MI. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth, 2 sons, Leslie and Lawrence, a daughter, Lisa Rosenbaum, 5 grandchildren and her mother, Sylvia Behr. Funeral services and interment were held in MI. Pittsburgh Press, October 21, 1991 [OBIT] . attached