Richard Louis Kreye

Richard "Dick" Louis Kreye, 77, of Red Wing, died Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at his home. He was born February 28, 1932 in Wabasha, Minnesota to Louis and Frances (Berktold) Kreye. His family moved to the Ellsworth area and he attended country school and Ellsworth High School. He enlisted in the US Air Force on July 11, 1951 and served until being honorably discharged in 1952. He married Virgil "Virgie" Beller on October 10, 1953 at the Clayfield Catholic Church in rural Ellsworth. They lived in Ellsworth until 1961, when they moved to Red Wing. He had worked at the SB Foot Tanning Company and Culligan before he took a job with Durkee Atwood in 1976, where he worked until his retirement in 1997. He then worked part-time at Braschler's Bakery and then at Wal Mart. He was a member of the Church of St. Joseph and the Leo C. Peterson American Legion #54. He enjoyed spending time with family, fishing, hunting, visiting different casinos and going to musical shows, but most of all, Dick will be remembered for his wonderful sense of humor!

He is survived by his wife, Virgie of Red Wing; five children, John (Diane) Kreye of Brooklyn Park, MN, Gary Kreye, Jim (Kellee) Kreye and Tom (Bev) Kreye and Debbie (Rick) Knowlton, all of Red Wing; five siblings, Donald (Bev) Kreye and Robert (Bernadine) Kreye, all of Ellsworth, Sharon (Harold) Bischel of Apple Valley, Kenneth Kreye of Hudson, and Margie (Al) Gross of Prescott; eight grandchildren, Nathan (Renee) Kreye, Jesse (Melissa) Kreye, Angie (Dustin) Schulenberg, Nikki (Kris) Taverna, Danielle Kreye, Amanda Kreye and Lucas and Ashley Knowlton and four great-grandchildren, Riely, Grace and Jack Kreye and Alek Schulenberg. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister-in-law, Karen Kreye.