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Frances Krumrey, 98, of Buffalo Lake

Frances Krumrey
Frances Krumrey, 98, of Buffalo Lake, died July 9, 2015, at the Buffalo Lake Healthcare Center.
 
The funeral service was Tuesday, July 14, at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Buffalo Lake with the Rev. Rita Augsburger officiating. Dianne Runke was the organist.
 
Honorary casket bearers were her granddaughters, Kristine Zeppelin, Nancy Morris and Hannah Julson. Casket bearers were her grandchildren, Teri Heltne, Tanya Julson, Nathan Koskovich, Patrick Krumrey and Adam Koskovich, and great-grandchild, Taylor Heltne. Interment was in the church cemetery.
 
Frances Minnie Hoecke Krumrey was born to Carl and Dorathea (Menk) Hoecke on Aug. 14, 1916, in Brookfield Township, Renville County. She was the ninth of 11 children, all of whom preceded her in death. She was baptized Sept. 24, 1916, by the Rev. L. Kettner in Brookfield Township. Her sponsors were Minnie Hoecke Klenzman and Paul Wehking. She was confirmed by the Rev. William F. Tinge on March 29, 1931.
 
On April 5, 1940, she married Myron August Krumrey at Peace Lutheran Church in Cosmos, with the Rev. J. Kaiser officiating. Witnesses were Vera Hoecke, Arvid Krumrey, Irma Haas, Reuben Hoecke, Enola Petersen and George Petersen. In 2005, they celebrated their 65th anniversary. They were married 67 years at the time of Mr. Krumrey’s death in 2007.
 
As a child, she grew up sharing the chores on the family farm and going to a one-room country school with her siblings. She loved to read and she loved school so much that she chose to go through eighth grade twice, since high school away from home was not an option. When she finished school, she went to work for a family near Buffalo Lake. Her duties were housekeeping and companionship for the lady of the house. It was at this time that she met and fell in love with her future husband, Myron Krumrey. They married and started farming north of Buffalo Lake; the farm now occupied and farmed by their grandson, Patrick Krumrey.
 
Together they raised four children, Gordon, Janet, Sharon and Alan. Mrs. Krumrey was a homemaker and helped her husband with the farm chores. She spent many hours at the bedside of her son, Alan, after his numerous heart surgeries, and at the bedside of her daughter, Sharon, who was struggling with cancer. She also gave of her time and talents to help with church events. She taught Sunday school for 10 years, and was an excellent role model for her children. She loved a clean house, her garden, sewing and embroidery work, and making orange rolls every Saturday for Sunday morning breakfast. Her faith and the love for her family, for whom she prayed daily, were her greatest strengths.
 
In December 2006, the Krumreys moved to a townhouse in Buffalo Lake, where she lived until November 2014, doing light housework and cooking for herself. After several hospitalizations and moving into assisted living, her health declined and she needed more care at the Buffalo Lake Healthcare Center. Though she was unable to attend physically, she remained a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, and stayed connected to the church community through cable TV.
 
She is survived by her son, Gordon (Maureen) Krumrey of Glencoe; daughter, Janet (Merle) Bryan of Inver Grove Heights; son-in-law, Robert Koskovich, the late Shirley Krumrey’s husband, and his wife, Terri, of Atlanta, Ga.; daughter-in-law, Janet Krumrey, the late Alan Krumrey’s wife, and her son, Paul Tibbits; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Wilna Ahlbrecht and Phyllis Hoecke; other relatives and friends.
 
She was preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Dorathea Hoecke; husband, Myron Krumrey; daughter, Sharon Krumrey Koskovich; son, Alan Krumrey; sisters, Marinda Hertig, Ruby (who died in childhood), Cora Braun, Gladys Ulrich, Dorathea Petersen, Enola Petersen and Vera Wall; and brothers, Carl Hoecke, Ervin Hoecke and Reuben Hoecke.
 
Arrangements were with the Hughes-Hantge Funeral Chapel in Hector. An online guest book is available at www.hantge.com.