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Richard Krier
Richard Krier
Indianola
Funeral Mass for Richard Kenneth Krier, 76, of Indianola, Iowa, who passed away Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, in Springfield, Ill., will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Indianola. Cremation will follow services.
Richard Kenneth Krier was the first born of Anna Kathryn (Hammes) Krier and Kenneth Henry Krier on Oct. 22, 1946. He greatly enjoyed fishing, hunting and trapping in his youth on the family farm, north of Ollie, Iowa. He also began boat racing with his father at the age of 13. He graduated from Pekin High School and also Iowa State University with an industrial engineering degree. He served four years in the U.S. Navy, trained as a salvage diver and left the service as a lieutenant. After military service, he became a Wausau Homes contractor, in 1974, operating as Krier Homes, in Indianola, Iowa, where he met and married his wife, Beverly Peterson. The family business flourishes to this day.
Richard won several national boat racing championships in his 63-year racing career, and was never happier than when he was racing…unless he was in the mountains of Colorado snow skiing, or in the Northwest Territory fishing with his dad and sons. Richard was a true outdoorsman, who lovingly included his family and friends in all his hobbies.
Rich is survived by his sons, Timothy “T.R.” Krier and Brian Krier; grand-dog, Tilly; siblings, Jim (Mary) Krier, Larry (Dianne) Krier, Mike Krier and Judy (Tom Davin) Book-Davin; significant other, Margie Skahill; in-laws, James (Anita) Petersen and Sherri (Wayne) Pickens; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Beverly Krier; parents, Kenneth and Kathryn Krier; sister-in-law, Sue Krier; and brother-in-law, Terry Book.
Visitation will be held 4 to 8 p.m. with family present, Friday, Sept. 22, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola, where a rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials, in Rich’s name, may be given to Central Iowa Trails Association. To sign an online condolence, visit our website at www.overtonfunerals.com.
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