Krehbiel, Dagmar Kroeker (1930-2002)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2002 Jul 15 p. 8

Birth date: 1930 Aug 29

text of obituary:

DAGMAR KREHBIEL

Dagmar Krehbiel, 71, of Mountain Lake, Minn., died at her rural home June 14, 2002, after a yearlong battle with leukemia. She was born Aug. 29, 1930, to Herman and Myrtle (Thompson) Kroeker in Mountain Lake.

She graduated from the Mountain Lake High School. She was baptized upon confession of her faith on May 25, 1947, at Bethel Mennonite Church in Mountain Lake. She continued her education at Freeman (S.D.) Junior College, Bethel College in North Newton, Kan., and Mankato (Minn.) State University. In high school she was noted for her musical talent, especially for her ability to play drums. In college she actively participated in operettas and choir.

It was in college that she met Philip Krehbiel Jr., and they were married on Sept. 28, 1952, at Freeman. Many consider themselves part of her family because her kitchen table was available to all who needed to talk.

She was a teacher, and in later years, a teacher's aide. She loved all children and was a devoted mother, always putting her needs last. Her memory is not noted by the honors and awards she received, but instead by the great sense of loss felt by all who knew her.

Survivors include her husband, Philip, of Mountain Lake; two daughters, Christine Krehbiel of Butterfield and Allison Krehbiel Baskfield and her husband, Patrick, of Madelia; a son, Bradley and his wife, Beth, of Lake City; a brother, Ellsworth Kroeker; and five grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a sister, Marie Kroeker Preheim.

Services were held at Bethel Mennonite Church. Burial was in the Mountain Lake Cemetery.