The Rosary service for Nick Krebs Sr., age 91 of Lemmon, will be 10:00am Wednesday, November 28, followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30am, all at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Lemmon. Fr Brian Fawcett will officiate with burial in Greenhill Cemetery at Lemmon.


Special music will be provided by Susan Gunn, organist.


Serving as casketbearers are his grandchildren. All family and friends, and Knights of Columbus are considered honorary bearers.


NICHOLAUS KREBS Sr. "Nick" was born April 24, 1916 at Lefor, ND. He was the twelfth of fifteen children born to Kaspar and Susanna (Unterweger) Krebs. He spent his childhood years growing up on a farm north of Regent in the Lefor area. He attended Lefor Consolidated School and St. Elizabeth's School. He helped his parents on the farm and worked in the coal mines. In 1937, he went to California where he worked on the railroad. He earned enough money to return to Lefor in the spring of 1938 to plant the crop. Nick was united in marriage to Kathrine Martin on September 13, 1938 at Lefor. Nick and Kathrine resided on a farm near Lefor for three years, then moved to New England, ND for a year, and then returned to Lefor. In 1944, they moved to a farm three miles north of Lemmon where they resided and continued raising their family of eleven children.


Nick began working for Schaff's Blacksmith Shop in Lemmon in 1957 and purchased the business in 1959, renaming it "Krebs and Sons Blacksmith Shop". They moved into Lemmon in 1969 and continued to operate that business along with his sons, relocating to a new location east of Lemmon in 1979. They operated that business until 1996.


Nick and Kathrine entered Five Counties Nursing Home together in August of 2006. Kathrine passed away on October 28, 2006. Nick passed away on Sunday, November 25, at Five Counties Nursing Home in Lemmon.


He was a faithful member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. He was a faithful member of AA since 1962, served as a state delegate, and traveled extensively helping those in need. He served on the North Lemmon Township Board, was a 4-H Leader, Knights of Columbus, and a Koinonia member. In his earlier years, he played on the Krebs Baseball team. He was an avid Minnesota Twins baseball fan and enjoyed attending his hometown teams sporting events, especially wrestling.


Surviving family members include 4 sons and 2 daughters-in-law, Clifford Krebs, Peter and Barb Krebs, Robert Krebs and special friend Linda Frerking, all of Lemmon, SD; Frank Krebs, Pinehaven, WY; Joyce Krebs, Memphis, TN; 6 daughters and 4 sons-in-law, Lorraine and Larry Moser, Lemmon, SD; Triena Warfield, Colstrip, MT; Ann Watkins, Yakima, WA; Doris and Earl Kile, Lemmon, SD; Cynthia and Jim Kountz, Vancouver, WA; Jacqueline and Pete Timm, Bowdle, SD; 32 grandchildren, 45 great grandchildren, 1 great great granddaughter; 1 brother and sister-in-law, Henry and Eva Krebs, Puyallup, WA; 1 sister-in-law, Rose Krebs, Regent, ND; 1 brother-in-law, John Martin, Big Timber, MT; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.


He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Kathrine on October 28, 2006, 1 son, Nicholas Krebs Jr. on May 16, 2001 , 1 son-in-law, Paul Warfield, 2 grandsons, Alexander Leno and Scott Krebs, 11 brothers, Anton, Kaspar, Anton, Joseph, Adam, George, John, Nick, Mathias, Peter, and Thomas Krebs; 3 sisters, Elizabeth Mellmer, Sophie Banyai, and Susanna Carpineta.


A memorial has been established to the St. Mary's Catholic Church.