John Leslie Krumrey (Krumrey)
April 19, 1923 — April 18, 2013
John Leslie Krumrey, 89, of Cedar Rapids, went to heaven suddenly on Thursday, April 18, 2013, to meet his Lord and Savior and to be reunited with Wanda, his sweetie of 61 years. Services: 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 26, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by: Rev. Dave King. Military honors will be provided by the American Legion Post #727. Family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 25, 2013, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include his daughter, Gayla Rose (John) Huston of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; grandchildren, Kelley Huston of Dallas Center, Iowa, and Scott (Laura) Huston of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; great-grandchildren, Arwen Olivia Cantonwine and November Rose Huston. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jacob and Rose Krumrey; wife, LaWanda Krumrey; brothers, Elmer, Amos and Robert Krumrey, and sister, Mabel Archibald. John was born on April 19, 1923, in Marion, Illinois, son of Jacob and Rose (Soldner) Krumrey. John served in the United States Army during World War II. On March 3, 1946, he married LaWanda Phipps in Johnson City, Illinois. She went to heaven on November 10, 2007.
John Leslie and LaWanda lived in Belleville, Ill, for 57 years before moving to Cedar Rapids in 2002. He worked as a shale miner and for the Belleville School District. John Leslie was a charter member of the Belleville First Church of the Nazarene and a member of Oakland Church of the Nazarene.
John Leslie was always happy and upbeat; he never had a bad day. He loved to make people smile and laugh with a joke or a light-hearted moment. John Leslie loved everyone, especially children. He was a “kid magnet” and he was every child’s grandpa.
John Leslie loved the Lord and was a faithful servant his entire life. He loved his family deeply and enjoyed spending time with them. He was an avid lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan. We miss him greatly, but we are comforted to know on April 19th he celebrated his 90th birthday in heaven and he is rejoicing eternally with his Lord.
A memorial fund has been established.
Survivors include his daughter, Gayla Rose (John) Huston of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; grandchildren, Kelley Huston of Dallas Center, Iowa, and Scott (Laura) Huston of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; great-grandchildren, Arwen Olivia Cantonwine and November Rose Huston. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jacob and Rose Krumrey; wife, LaWanda Krumrey; brothers, Elmer, Amos and Robert Krumrey, and sister, Mabel Archibald. John was born on April 19, 1923, in Marion, Illinois, son of Jacob and Rose (Soldner) Krumrey. John served in the United States Army during World War II. On March 3, 1946, he married LaWanda Phipps in Johnson City, Illinois. She went to heaven on November 10, 2007.
John Leslie and LaWanda lived in Belleville, Ill, for 57 years before moving to Cedar Rapids in 2002. He worked as a shale miner and for the Belleville School District. John Leslie was a charter member of the Belleville First Church of the Nazarene and a member of Oakland Church of the Nazarene.
John Leslie was always happy and upbeat; he never had a bad day. He loved to make people smile and laugh with a joke or a light-hearted moment. John Leslie loved everyone, especially children. He was a “kid magnet” and he was every child’s grandpa.
John Leslie loved the Lord and was a faithful servant his entire life. He loved his family deeply and enjoyed spending time with them. He was an avid lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan. We miss him greatly, but we are comforted to know on April 19th he celebrated his 90th birthday in heaven and he is rejoicing eternally with his Lord.
A memorial fund has been established.
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