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23. August Frederick KRUMWIEDE was born on 16 Jan 1866 in Summitt, Illinois.101 He was in the news on 17 Jan 1896.16
Mr. A.F. Krumwiede celebrated his birthday last Thursday, A number of friends and relatives pleasantly spent the evening with him. We congratulate. He was in the news on 24 Jan 1896.71
Mr. A.F. Krumwiede and his good lady celebrated their wooden wedding last Thursday evening. A number of friends and relatives were persent and the affair was quite an enjoyable one. He died on 4 Feb 1954 in Buckley, Iroquois County, Illinois.50,102

August Krumwiede, Retired Farmer, Rites at Buckley
August F. Krumwiede 88, of Buckley, died at Paxton Hospital at 11:10 p.m. Thursday, February 4. He had been a patient at the hospital only a few hours. He had been a patient at the Ford County nursing home for several months.
Born at Summitt, Ill., January 16, 1866, he was the son of August and Louisa Sternberg Krumwiede. He came to Buckley with his parents when he was an infant. He attended Buckley schools and later engaged in farming until his retirement.
He was married at Buckley on February 1, 1891 to Louisa Wolf, who died on March 13, 1937.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Elsie Balk; sons Alvin and Walter Krumwiede, all of Buckley; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Emma Luhrsen, Cissna Park; and a brother George H. Krumwiede of Buckley. One daughter, Mabel died in 1923 at the age of 15.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Kelley Memorial Home and at 3:15 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church in Buckley with the pastor, Rev. W. Eissfeldt officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Pall bearers were Reginold and Carl Wolf, Merton Balk, Armand and Arlon Krumwiede and Glen Dippel, grandsons and nephews of the deceased.

He was buried on 7 Feb 1954 in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Buckley, Illinois.19,53 Section B, Row 4, Plot 27B

August Frederick KRUMWIEDE and Louise Dorotha WOLF were married on 1 Feb 1891 in St. John's Lutheran Church (LCMS), Buckley, Illinois.50,103
The church record reads: "August Krumwiede to Louise Wolf 1 Feb. Witnesses at the ceremony were: F. Krumwiede, Heinrich Wolf, Louise Krumwiede, and Dorothea Wolf."
Louise Dorotha WOLF was born on 9 Feb 1871. She died on 13 Mar 1937 in Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois.10,104

Mrs. A. F. Krumwiede, after a lingering illness, passed away at the hospital in Watseka last Saturday evening at nine o'clock. The Thursday before, the lady had undergone an operation for cancer of the stomach. She passed through this ordeal nicely. The physician entertained some hopes that she might be able to live for some years. However, she soon showed signs of extreme weakness. Blood transfusions were resorted to several times. It became evident on Saturday afternoon that her life was ebbing. The remains were brought here Sunday afternoon. Wednesday afternoon the funeral exercises were held by Rev. Braeunig. A large congregation of aggrieved relatives and friends assembled to pay their last respects. Mr. A. F. Krumwiede, a daughter, Mrs. Wm. Balk, and two sons, Messers. Alwin and Walter Krumwiede, besides many other relatives and friends mourn the loss of a devoted, loving wife and mother. May she rest in eternal peace!

Mrs. August Krumwiede, honored and beloved resident of the Buckley community for the duration of her useful life, passed away on Saturday evening at 9:15 o'clock in the Iroquois hospial in Watseka, where she had been a patient for a fortnight,. On Saturday morning an operation was performed in an effort to restore her to health but a stomach ailment of a serious nature could not be corrected by human agencies.
Funeral services for Mrs. Krumwiede, who was 66 years of age at the time of her death, were held on Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock in the home and at 1:30 o'clock in St. John's Lutheran church with Rev. C. Braeunig officiating. She was buried on 17 Mar 1937 in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Buckley, Illinois.19,53 Section B, Row 4, Plot 27B August Frederick KRUMWIEDE and Louise Dorotha WOLF had the following children:

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August Henry KRUMWIEDE was born on 29 Jul 1892 in Buckley, Iroquois County, Illinois.105 August's birth is registered incorrectly in the Iroquois County birth records, due to one of the most serious mangles of the name Krumwiede I have ever seen. If not for the presence of the mother's name in the records, I might well have missed it. The listing reads:
CRUMNEDER, August \ 07/29/1892 \ Buckley \ August \ WOLF, Louise He died on 6 Sep 1892. He was buried in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Buckley, Illinois.19 Section A, Row 22, Plot 22

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Alwin L KRUMWIEDE.

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Elsie K KRUMWIEDE.

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Walter H KRUMWIEDE.

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Mabel Dorotha Dena KRUMWIEDE was born on 4 Apr 1907 in Artesia Township, Iroquois County, Illinois.106 She was in the news in 1922.29 10 Nov 1922 - Miss Mabel Krumwiede is now resuscitating out in the country with relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Balk. She died on 20 Jan 1923.10,107 She was buried about 23 Jan 1923 in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Buckley, Illinois.19 Section B, Row 4, Plot 27B