Fourth Generation

97. Herman Frederick (Pete) KRUMWIEDE was born on 4 Aug 1907 in Artesia Township, Iroquois County, Illinois.⁹⁸ He died on 25 Jun 1991 in Gilman, Illinois.^265,266

Herman Krumwiede
BUCKLEY - Herman "Pete" Krumwiede, 83, of Buckley, died Tuesday (June 25, 1991), at the Gilman Nursing Home.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Seidel Funeral Home in Cissna Park.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. John's Lutheran Church in Buckley. The Rev. Gunard Heikkila will officiate.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The son of the late Henry C. and Minnie Sprehe Krumwiede, he was born Aug. 4, 1907 in Buckley.
He married the former Thelma Canady Feb. 25, 1956 in Gibson City. She died Jan. 14, 1970.
Surviving are two stepchildren, Irene and Richard; three sisters, Laura Walwer of Peoria, Rosa Weber of Onarga and Hilda Eckoff of Milford; three brothers, George of Angola, Ind., Fred of DelRay and Carl of Onarga; and a special friend, Ilene Miller of Cissna Park.
He was preceded in death by seven brothers and four sisters.
Mr. Krumwiede was a retired farmer.

He was buried on 28 Jun 1991 in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Buckley, Illinois.^19,53 Section A, Row 13A, Plot 57. Tombstone reads "Herman 'Pete' Krumwiede."

Personal observation leads me to believe that Pete's grave is actually on the dividing line between Plots 58 and 57. He is buried between his maternal grandparents on Plot 58 and his parents on Plot 57


"Pete" was known in the family for several things.
He could calculate the total materials needed to build any structure -- from the foundation blocks, lumber, right down to the nails -- without fail, and was something of an irritation to lumberyard managers who were accustomed to figuring these things out for customers themselves.
He possessed a combination of strength and stamina that allowed him to outwork just about anyone over the course of a day. For instance, if the task of the day was shelling corn, he would get into a rhythm that was comfortable for his wiry frame and stick with it as long as necessary to get the job done.
He had a mind like a steel trap. Once told something, he never forgot it. It is to my deep regret that I did not become aware of this until after his death.
He had a photographic memory, demonstrated best when playing cards. He would pick up his hand, arrange it, tuck it against his chest and bid and play his cards without ever looking at the hand again.

Herman Frederick (Pete) KRUMWIEDE and Thelma CANADY were married on 25 Feb 1956. Thelma CANADY was born on 20 Jan 1909. She died on 14 Jan 1970. (The Sprehe Family records have CASSIDY)