Lester William Krebehenne
Lester William Krebehenne, 79, of rural Marysville died unexpectedly
Tuesday, Nov. 25, 1997, at Memorial Hospital of Union County.
He was a retired carpenter and was also retired from International (now
Navistar). He was a horse trainer for many years and was a member of the
Phansburg United Methodist Church, OHHA, USTA and ihe Richwood
Matinee Club. He was a former member of the Union County Fair Board and
was a 4-H advisor for many years.
He was born July 12, 1918, in Champaign County to the late Frank and
Mabel Rong Krebehenne and was preceded in death by a son, Dale Krebehenne,
two great-grandchildren, two brothers and a sister. He married Mildred
Cunningham July 25, 1939, and she died Feb. 1, 1988.
He is survived by two sons, Larry (Pat) Krebehenne and Daniel (Patti) Krebehenne
of Richwood; two daughters, Joyce (Harold) Ferrell of Urbana and
Linda Thrush of Plain City; 15 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two
brothers, Donald Krebehenne of Urbana and Ray Krebehenne of Springfieldand
three sisters, Levada Killinger of California, Gladys Killinger of Arizona
and Mary Bowers of Urbana. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Ballinger Funeral
Home m Richwood. The Rev. Scott Nichols will officiate and burial will be
at the Claibourne Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Fri-
Pallbearers will be his grandsons and honorary pallbearers will be his close
friends.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Richwood Matinee Club or
Richwood Emergency Squad Association.
Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home