Krampe, Vera 1932-2018

KRAMPE, JENSINE, ANDERSEN, WENDEL, WHITT, PETERSON, LARSON, FORNEY, TIPSON, MOFFITT, ROBINSON, ALBEE, WILLIAMS, SMITH, FROHBEITER, ALLSPACH

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Date: 7/13/2021 at 21:35:36

Vera Krampe
July 4, 1932 - May 18, 2018

Vera Krampe, 85, of Baxter, passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Visitation will be held on Monday, May 21, 2018 from 5-8 p.m. at Bethany United Church of Christ in Baxter. Her funeral service will held on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at Bethany UCC with Pastor Jeff Whitt officiating. A private family burial will take place in Bethany Cemetery in Baxter, Iowa.

Vera was born on July 4, 1932 in Cedar Falls, Iowa to Eddie and Christine (Jensine) Andersen. She was raised in Grinnell and attended Grinnell High School where she graduated with the class of 1950. Following school, she attended the Pitze's Cosmetology School in Waterloo where she earned her beautician certificate. Her first job was in Marshalltown at the Forest Park Dance Club and that's where she met Arthur Krampe. The couple was set up on a blind date and later married at the St. John's Lutheran Church in Grinnell on January 15, 1956. They made their home on the Krampe farm just east of Baxter. Vera did hair at the Colonial Manor Nursing Home in Baxter for over 40 years. She was very active member of Bethany United Church of Christ in Baxter where she taught Sunday School for numerous years. Vera also belonged to the Ever Ready Club, Red Hat Club, and was a part of the Quilting Group at the Church. She enjoyed baking, cooking, decorating cakes, attending her children and grandchildren's activities, socializing, and giving and receiving hugs.

Those left to cherish her memory are her children Randy (Debbie) Krampe, Connie (David) Wendel, and Karen (Jeff) Whitt; grandchildren Kyle (Abbey) Krampe, Lisa (Pete) Peterson, Aaron (Lacey) Wendel, Joel (Sandra) Wendel, Elizabeth Larson-Whitt, Taylor (Madison) Whitt, Alec Whitt, Caeleigh Whitt; great-grandchildren Kaylyn Krampe, Kamdyn Krampe, Paityn Peterson, Landrey Peterson, Presley Peterson, Gage Wendel, Drew Wendel, Samantha Wendel, Gracie Forney, and Aria Wendel; sister Mary Moffitt; sisters-in-law Alice Robinson, Marge (Ed) Frohbeiter, Erika Krampe, and Edith (George) Allspach; many nieces, nephews, and friends.

Vera was preceded in death by her parents; husband Art; baby Wendel; grandson Ryan Whitt; sister-in-law Joanne Tipton; brothers-in-laws Gerald "Gunny" Robinson, Dale Tipton, Dick Albee, and Armin Krampe; nieces Evelyn Williams and Jennifer Smith.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be directed to the family.

Fredregill Funeral & Cremation Care, in Baxter, has been entrusted with the care of Vera and her family. ~ The Fredregill Funeral Home, Baxter, Iowa 18 May 2018.