Cressman, H. Keith (1925-2005)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2005 Sep 5 p. 8

Birth date: 1925 Jul 6

text of obituary:

H. KEITH CRESSMAN

H. Keith Cressman, 80, of Peoria, Ill., died Aug. 3, 2005, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born July 6, 1925, to Howard Alexander Cressman and Ida Snyder in rural New Hamburg, Ont.

His father was stricken with pneumonia and died in April 1927, so they lived with his mother's parents for several years. He attended Maple Grove School, completed grades nine and 10 in Hespeler and upper school in Preston, Ont. He graduated from Goshen (Ind.) College in 1948, from Purdue (Ind.) University with a master's degree in 1954 and from Michigan State University with a doctorate in 1961.

He married Katherine Mary Crager in 1954. She preceded him in death in 1989. He then married Audrey Musselman on May 28, 1994.

Peoria was his home for 20 years, where he worked as a chemist for Daily Analytical Laboratories, retiring in 1995. He was a member of the American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi, American Society of Agronomy and MEDA. He was also a certified Professional Soil Scientist. He was a member of Mennonite Church of Normal.

Survivors include his wife, Audrey; two sons, Karl and his wife, Sharon, of Farmington Hills, Mich., and Erik and his wife, Lisa, of Lake Elmo, Minn.; a sister-in-law, Miriam Cressman of Cambridge, Ont., a brother-in-law, Elmer Crager of Westport, Conn.; and four grandsons.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Katherine; and a brother, Howard Cressman.

Memorial services were held at Mennonite Church of Normal.