Harvey LeRoy Krassin, age 91 of Waseca died on Monday, March 12, 2012 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Waseca.
Born on December 11, 1920 in Waseca County, Minnesota, he was the son of LeRoy and Hazel (Joecks) Krassin. He was baptized on January 8, 1921 by Rev. Fred Duemchner. He was confirmed in 1933 by Rev. John Herbst at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Wilton Township. Harvey served in the U.S. Army from September 1942 until his honorable discharge in December of 1945. He married Dorothy D. Rudolph on March 1, 1946 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Wilton Township with Rev. Wacholz officiating. Together they lived and farmed in St. Mary Township. Harvey enjoyed farming, wood working, and refinishing furniture. He also enjoyed dancing, listening to old time music, playing the drums, and had been a long time member of the Waseca Senior Band. Harvey was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church-Wilton.
He is survived by three daughters, Bonnie (Phil) Marquardt of Janesville, Myrna (Gerald) Bauer of Morristown, and Darla (Kevin) Brase of Lake Crystal; four grandchildren, Becky (Pat) Palmer, Pam (Ben) Trumbull, Jennifer Brase, and Andrew Brase; and two great-grandchildren, Luke and Ava Trumbull. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife-Dorothy, two brothers-Lowell and Merlin, and one sister-Lois Wanous.
Visitation will be held at Kinder-Dennis Home for Funerals in Waseca on Thursday, March 15, 2012 from 4-8 p.m. and continue on Friday, one hour before services at the church.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 16, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church-Wilton with Rev. Glenn Korb officiating. Burial will follow at Woodville Cemetery in Waseca.
Memorials are preferred in lieu of flowers.