This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#291358) Richard C. Krapfl 1936-2010 <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=291358> AUTHOR: IA Gen Web Volu DATE: 8/1/2010 at 09:12:37 Surnames: WONLEIGHTON,KRAPFL,BOOTS,KUHSE,HEGINGER,BARTON,MOSER,BURGIN,HOLTHAUS,ANDERSON Funeral Services were held at 10 a.m. May 4, 2010 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Elkader, IA. Visitation was from 4 to 7 p.m. May 3, 2010 at Leonard Funeral Home in Elkader, and one hour before mass at the church on Tuesday. Interment was at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Elkader, with Military Honors. Richard C. Krapfl, 74, of Elkader, died Sunday, May 2, 2010, at Central Community Hospital in Elkader. Dick was born rural route Edgewood on April 30, 1936, to Clarence and Gladys (Wonleighton) Krapfl. He attended country school during his early years then transferred to Strawberry Point, graduating from Strawberry Point High School. Dick served in the United States Army from 1959 to the end of 1961. He was united in marriage to Catherine Boots, they later divorced and he married Ula Kuhse and they later divorced. Dick worked at an auto body shop in Elkader and lastly as a carpenter for United Building Center in Elkader, where he worked for seventeen years before his retirement. Survivors include his children, Theresa Heginger of Anamosa; LeAnna Krapfl of Monticello, Tracy (Dan) Barton of Manchester, Kevin Krapfl of Ryan and Joe Krapfl of Ryan; step children Ron (Deb) Kuhse of St. Olaf, Todd (Patti) Kuhse of Independence, twenty grandchildren, twenty-nine great-grandchildren; brothers, Donald (Wanda) Krapfl of Cedar Rapids, DeWitt (Candace) Krapfl of Winthrop, Tom (Nancy) Krapfl of Center Point; sisters, Carol (Larry) Moser of Garnavillo, Lynda (Thomas) Burgin of Edgewood, Merry (Gene) Holthaus of Edgewood and Judy Anderson of Cedar Rapids, many nieces, nephews and friends. Dick was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Patricia Krapfl, sisters, Wendy Krapfl and Sharon Krapfl; brother, Kevin Krapfl and two grandchildren, Nathan Crandall and Cody Miller. Extracted from a funeral brochure.