Elmer Krakow

ELMER KRAKOW

Marengo

Elmer E. Krakow, 92, of Marengo, died Saturday morning, July 19, 2014, at Rose Haven Nursing Home, Marengo. Funeral services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Marengo, with the Rev. Andrew Gray officiating. Burial will be in Marengo Cemetery, with military honors. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, July 21, at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo.

A memorial fund has been established.

Elmer is survived by his wife, Naomi; a daughter, Kathy Jo Kurth (fiance, Michael Denison) of Marengo; two grandchildren, Stephanie Weida and Michael Weida; and three great-grandchildren, Angel Jenson, Hayden Weida and Braiden Weida. Also surviving are three brothers, George (Dorothy) of Marengo, Clarence (Kathy) of Belle Plaine and Wayne (Elsie) of Marengo; and a sister, Lillian (Ernie) Schmutz of Muscatine.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Carl and Dale; and two sisters, Betty Wright and Emma Krakow in infancy.

Elmer Ernest Krakow was born Dec. 13, 1921, in Homestead, Iowa, the son of Ernest Carl Krakow and Anna Marie Kahler Krakow. He received his ed-ucation in the Iowa county schools and served in the U.S. Army for two years, stationed in Germany. Elmer was united in marriage to Naomi Kurth on Sept. 6, 1958, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Marengo. Elmer worked for 10 years as a farmhand and at Kelly's Implement for 22 years. Lastly, he and his brother, George, owned and operated Krakow Brothers Garage for 35 years.

Elmer was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Marengo and the Marengo American Legion Post 76. He and his brother made all the flagpoles that are used at the cemetery on Memorial Day.

Elmer enjoyed camping and fishing in his free time. He also liked to work on crossword puzzles and spend time in his garden.

Online condolences may be extended to the family at www.klosterfuneral home.com.