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     Frederick Arthur George Kranz was born on 25 March 1923 at Dover, Olmsted Co., Minnesota.¹ He was the son of John William Kranz Sr. and Margaretha Caroline Henriette Bittner. Frederick Arthur George Kranz was baptized on 27 May 1923 at Minnesota.¹ He graduated in 1941 at Dover High School, Dover, Olmsted Co., Minnesota.² He was confirmed on 14 December 1941 at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Winona, Winona Co., Minnesota.¹ He married Helen Veronica McCarthy, daughter of John Peter McCarthy and Helena Minnie Mathilda Velzke, on 10 July 1943 at St. Martin's Lutheran Church, Winona, Winona Co., Minnesota.^1,2 SOURCE: Helen McCarthy letter 8/1990. Fred and Helen travel Midwest in their recreational vehicle. They work with other volunteers to build/renovate churches. SOURCE: Helen McCarthy 90th birthday family picture. SOURCE: Ed and Susan Kranz letter December 1996. Frederick Arthur George Kranz lived in 2000 at 1160 Oakview Dr., Apt 11, St. Charles, Winona Co., Minnesota.
Following in email from Ann Kurth in Jan 2007:
My parents decided that they wanted to sell their home in St. Charles, MN and move to Missouri to be closer to my sister Kay Lieb. They had been talking about moving for quite a few years and then decided this was the year to move. Their mobile home sold in just two weeks, they packed up their belonging and moved to a small duplex in a community called Grain Valley, MO, just 5 miles from where my sister lives. They unloaded their things, got a few things settled, became residents of MO and then headed south to work on different projects for their church. They did all of this the beginning of October. It is still hard for me to believe that my parents would move away from Minnesota where they have lived for over 80 years and take up residence in a new state. They did this in preparation for the time when they won’t be so spry and not able to travel around the country in their motor home. I hope I have as much energy when I reach their age.³

He lived in January 2007 at Grain Valley, Jackson Co., Missouri.³ He died on 19 January 2015 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Blue Springs, Jackson Co., Missouri, at age 91.¹

Following is the obituary for Frederick Kranz:

Frederick Kranz
(Posted By Royer on January 21, 2015)

Frederick Kranz, 91, of Grain Valley, Missouri, passed away Monday, January 19, 2015 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Blue Springs, MO. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 24th at Timothy Lutheran Church, Blue Springs. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the church. Burial will be held at a later date in Saratoga Cemetery, Saratoga, MN. Memorial gifts may be designated for Timothy Lutheran Church.

Fred was born March 25, 1923, on the family farm in Dover, Minnesota, the son of John and Margaret Kranz.
Fred was baptized in Christ on May 27, 1923 and confirmed his faith in Jesus Christ on December 14, 1941 at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Winona, MN. He graduated from High School in Dover, MN and married Helen Veronica McCarthy on July 10, 1943 in Winona, Minnesota.

He spent 51 years farming in Minnesota. He created Diamond K Enterprises distributing organic products in all 50 states and internationally. Beyond farming he was self-employed in sales and agricultural-related services. After he left farming he used his many skills serving the Lord as a volunteer for MAPS: building churches, bible schools and camps, and Teen Challenge. His volunteer service to the Lord included more than 80 projects in the United States and 3 internationally. He also volunteered locally with Habitat for Humanity.

Moving to Grain Valley, Missouri in 2006, he joined Timothy Lutheran Church in 2007. He participated in Pairs & Spares and Bible Studies. He was faithful in worship, intentionally setting aside Sunday as a Sabbath day of rest.

Fred is preceded in death by his parents, his brother John and his sister Margaret.
He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Helen Kranz of Grain Valley, MO; his sister Alice Rainwater of Fresno, CA; his children: Joan (Jay) Simonsen of Rosharon, TX; Kay (Francis) Lieb of Blue Springs, MO; Ed (Susan) Kranz of Ravendale, CA; Ann Kurth of Denver, CO; Jack (LaDonna) Kranz of St. Charles, MN; his 10 grandchildren and his 30 great-grandchildren.

Having received the gift of faith in Jesus Christ, Fred is now celebrating the victory of eternal life with Jesus.

Arrangements: Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley, MO 816-847-4441.¹ He was buried at Saratoga Cemetery, Saratoga, Winona Co., Minnesota.^1,4

     Isabel Alegra Kranz is the daughter of Ted Matthew Kranz and Jennifer L. Witucke.¹

     Jack Arthur Kranz is the son of Frederick Arthur George Kranz and Helen Veronica McCarthy. Jack Arthur Kranz married LaDonna Elizabeth Frank on 10 August 1981 at Christ Lutheran Church, Preston, Fillmore Co., Minnesota.

     Janet Elizabeth Kranz is the daughter of Jack Arthur Kranz and LaDonna Elizabeth Frank. Janet Elizabeth Kranz married Robert Tobias Davis on 27 June 1998 at Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.^2,3

     Joan Helen Kranz is the daughter of Frederick Arthur George Kranz and Helen Veronica McCarthy. Joan Helen Kranz married Rev. Jay Eric Simonsen, son of Arthur Simonsen and Margaret (?), on 27 December 1968 at Stuttgart, Arkansas Co., Arkansas.

     John George Kranz was born on 24 July 1911 at Winona Co., Minnesota. He was the son of John William Kranz Sr. and Margaretha Caroline Henriette Bittner.¹ John George Kranz married Lorraine Sharar on 5 September 1940 at Dodge Co., Minnesota. John George Kranz died on 12 December 2001 at Cambridge, Isanti Co., Minnesota, at age 90.¹ He was buried at Union Cemetery, Cambridge, Isanti Co., Minnesota.²

     John William Kranz Sr. was born on 24 July 1886 at Mt Vernon Twsp., Winona Co., Minnesota.¹ He married Margaretha Caroline Henriette Bittner. John William Kranz Sr. died on 31 December 1964 at Winona, Winona Co., Minnesota, at age 78.¹ He was buried at Oakland Cemetery, Minnesota City, Winona Co., Minnesota.¹

     Kay Margaret Kranz is the daughter of Frederick Arthur George Kranz and Helen Veronica McCarthy. Kay Margaret Kranz married Rev. Francis Martin Lieb, son of Edwin Lieb and female (?), on 8 June 1969 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Silo, Winona Co., Minnesota.

     Margaret Wilhelmina Marie Kranz was born on 11 February 1914 at Minnesota.² She was the daughter of John William Kranz Sr. and Margaretha Caroline Henriette Bittner.¹ Margaret Wilhelmina Marie Kranz married Glen Curtis Alleman. Margaret Wilhelmina Marie Kranz died on 17 April 1995 at Winona Co., Minnesota, at age 81.^2,1 She was buried at Oakland Cemetery, Winona Co., Minnesota.²

     Mark Jefferson Kranz is the son of Edward Frederick Kranz and Susan Louise Flory. Mark Jefferson Kranz married Sarah Edens on 17 May 1997 at Florida.²

     Michael Andrew Kranz is the son of Jack Arthur Kranz and LaDonna Elizabeth Frank. Michael Andrew Kranz married Terri Miles Stake on 23 June 2007 at Plummer House, Rochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota.²

     Shayla Brianne Kranz is the daughter of Mark Jefferson Kranz and Sarah Edens.¹

     Ted Matthew Kranz is the son of Edward Frederick Kranz and Susan Louise Flory. Ted Matthew Kranz married Jennifer L. Witucke, daughter of John Witucke and Cheryl (?), on 20 June 1994 at Buffalo Grove, Lake Co., Illinois; SOURCE: Ann Kurth letter 17Jan1995. Ted Matthew Kranz and Jennifer L. Witucke were divorced on 21 October 2002 at Texas.² Ted Matthew Kranz married Angela J. Lillie on 17 May 2003 at Paradise, Butte Co., California.² Ted Matthew Kranz married Julia C. Terrill on 18 November 2006 at Spanish Springs Ranch, Ravendale, Lassen Co., California.³

     Tyler Wade Kranz is the son of Mark Jefferson Kranz and Sarah Edens.¹

     Margaret Mathilda Krause was born on 10 December 1893 at St. Paul, Ramsey Co., Minnesota. She married Hugo August Velzke, son of August Frederich Michael Velzke and Hermina Caroline Magdalene Kuball, on 15 June 1922 at Morristown, Rice Co., Minnesota. Margaret Mathilda Krause died on 20 April 1980 at Faribault, Rice Co., Minnesota, at age 86.

     Leone A. Krebsbach was born on 17 May 1923 at Reeder, Adams Co., North Dakota.^2,3 She was the daughter of William Thomas Krebsbach and Anna Maria Schillinger.² Leone A. Krebsbach graduated in 1945 at College of Saint Teresa, Winona, Winona Co., Minnesota, bachelor's degree in Social Studies. She married Clemens A. Schaller, son of Carl Arthur Schaller and Laura E. Perkins, on 4 May 1946 at Omak, Okanogan Co., Washington.¹ Leone A. Krebsbach was a Catholic. She died on 7 December 2014 at Pullman, Whitman Co., Washington, at age 91.^2,3

Following obituary for Leone Schaller:

SCHALLER, Leone Long time Pullman resident Lee Schaller passed away on Sunday, December 7, 2014, Pearl Harbor Day, at age 91. Her World War II veteran husband Clem passed away in April of this year at age 93 just prior to their 68th wedding anniversary. Lee was born on May 17, 1923 to William and Anna (Schillinger) Krebsbach in Reeder, North Dakota, the daughter of a rancher/farmer and agri-banker. Lee was very proud of her father who, as a banker, saved many farmers from bankruptcy during the Great Depression. It was common for Lee to drive truck during harvests. After high school Lee attended The College of Saint Teresa in Winona, Minnesota where she earned her bachelor's degree in Social Studies in 1945. While in college Lee was involved in theatre productions as an actress. After graduation she drove her two-door black Ford convertible (with rumble seat) from Minnesota to Okanogan, WA for her first job. She was a new social worker in the Okanogan/Omak area, renting a room owned by a relative of her future husband, Clem, whom she met when he was home on military leave. It was thought that Clem was attracted to Lee's car and Lee was attracted to Clem's uniform, and they were married in Omak on May 4, 1946. From then through 1952 the family moved to different Air Force bases and during that time Lee bore four sons (in order of birth): Jeffrey, the twins Jon Steven and Christopher, and Joseph, all within 2 2/3 years. Clem brought Lee and the family back to Pullman in 1953 to finish his school at Washington State College (now WSU). After Clem earned his degree in Architectural Engineering in 1956, Lee and Clem talked about moving to Chelan, but in the end decided to make their home in Pullman, much to the benefit of many Pullmanites. Over the years Lee was a homemaker who took on the task of raising four rambunctious "Children of the Sixties" sons. Lee was also active in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pullman. After Clem retired as a private builder in 1979, they sold the family home in Evergreen Community in 1980 and over time lived in a couple of townhouses on SW Crestview in Pullman. During those retirement years they enjoyed snow-birding in Hemet, CA. and were avid golfers where Lee golfed in the Pullman Women's League. In recent years they moved into Bishop Place, where Lee was much loved by the staff that cared for her, whom she loved dearly. Lee is survived by her four sons Jeff in Pullman, Chris in Tacoma, Jon Steven (Nancy) in Yuma, AZ/Winthrop,WA, Joe (Louise) in Gallup, NM, and sister-in-law Beverly in Lodi, CA., and was preceded in death by husband Clem, sister Wilma Norby, sister Marian Krebsbach, and brother Buzz Krebsbach. Graveside committal services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday December 18, 2014 at the Pullman Cemetery. A memorial service will follow at 1:30 p.m. at the Bishop Place Independent Living Social Hall, concluding with a reception of light refreshments. KIMBALL FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY of Pullman has been entrusted with funeral arrangements.

Published in Spokesman-Review on Dec. 14, 2014.² She was buried at Pullman City Cemetery, Pullman, Whitman Co., Washington.³

     William Thomas Krebsbach was born on 17 February 1885 at Mower Co., Minnesota. He married Anna Maria Schillinger in 1909.¹

     David Francis Krenick is the son of Francis Albert Krenick and Elizabeth Ann Fink.

     Douglas Paul Krenick is the son of Francis Albert Krenick and Elizabeth Ann Fink.

     Francis Albert Krenick married Elizabeth Ann Fink, daughter of Paul Joseph Fink Sr. and Stella Catherine Skluzacek, on 23 January 1960 at Rice Co., Minnesota. Francis Albert Krenick and Elizabeth Ann Fink were divorced on 21 February 1979 at Larimer Co., Colorado.

     Obituary notice of Fred Kalien. Lydia Krenske married William Frederick Kalien, son of Herman Kalien Sr. and Wilhelmina Marcolas, circa 1905.¹

     Rice co. Families, Their History, Our Heritage, 1981, pg 446. Herman Krenz was born on 15 February 1896. He married Martha Velzke, daughter of August Frederich Michael Velzke and Hermina Caroline Magdalene Kuball. Herman Krenz died on 23 November 1927 at Maple Lawn Cemetery, Faribault, Rice Co., Minnesota, at age 31.

     Paulena Julia Kretchmer was born in July 1860 at Minnesota. She married Sampson Richard Kendall. Paulena Julia Kretchmer died on 25 February 1947 at Minnesota at age 86.

     David Otto Kreuger was born on 9 September 1942 at Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin.² He graduated in 1960 at Lincoln High School, Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin.² He married Karen Elaine Gallentine, daughter of Robert Glen Gallentine and Mildred Colleen Toland, on 26 November 1993 at Sarasota Co., Florida.¹ David Otto Kreuger died on 11 October 2006 at Albion, Mendocino Co., California, at age 64.² The cause of death was Myasthesia Gravis. Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune, neuromuscular disease that causes weakness in the skeletal muscles that worsens after periods of activity and improves after periods of rest. These muscles are responsible for functions involving breathing and moving parts of the body, including the arms and legs.² He was cremated.²

     Kurtis James Krie married Cassandra Ann Kinney, daughter of Charles Ray Kinney and Julie Ann Featherstone, in 2000 at Minnesota; State File Number:     26881.

     Jacob Kriz married Anna Zoch.¹

     Dale Lucas Krohn is the son of Dean Albert Krohn and Brenda Marie La Croix.¹

     Dean Albert Krohn married Brenda Marie La Croix, daughter of Clayton Peter La Croix and Patricia Margaret Zimmerman, on 20 May 1986 at Clark Co., Nevada.^1,2

     Katherine Amber Krohn is the daughter of Dean Albert Krohn and Brenda Marie La Croix.¹

     Matt Krohn is the son of Dean Albert Krohn and Brenda Marie La Croix.¹