KREB, Caroline 1891-1941

KREB, KAIFER

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 8/14/2014 at 19:45:40

[Waterloo Daily Courier, Wednesday, September 24, 1941, Waterloo, Iowa]

MISS CAROLINE KREB.

The body of Miss Caroline Kreb, 50, Denver, Colo., former Waterloo resident, who died at her home Monday, will arrive here Thursday morning, accompanied by Mrs. Rose Kaifer, Denver, and Miss Mary Kreb, Oakland, Cal.. sisters of Miss Caroline Kreb, and Herman G. Kreb, Denver, a brother.

Caroline Kreb was born in Wurttemberg, Germany. April 7, 1891. the daughter of George and Caroline Kreb. She came to the United States with her family in 1906, coming direct to Iowa. She became a United States citizen about 10 years ago.

Miss Kreb had worked as a nurse in Waterloo and for the past year had lived in Denver, working in an orphanage while her health permitted.

She attended Iowa State Teachers College. Cedar Falls, and was graduated from the University of Chicago home economics department in 1935. In 1938 she made a six-month trip to Europe, visiting friends and relatives in England and Germany.

Besides the two sisters and brother mentioned, she is survived by two other sisters and four other brothers and many nieces and nephews.

Miss Kreb was a member of the Christadelphian Church.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p. m. Friday at the Kearrs Garden chape! by Rev. H. J. Meyer, pastor of the Austin. Minn, Christadelphian church. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.