Joseph Timmins "Tim" Krapfl 1939 - 2016

TIMMINS, KRAPFL, REAM

Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 12/10/2016 at 07:22:51

Sioux City Journal
30 October 2016

SIOUX CITY | Joseph Timmins "Tim" Krapfl, 76, of Iowa City, Iowa, formerly of Sioux City, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, of Parkinson's disease at his home with family.

Services will be 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sioux City. Burial will follow in St. Joseph's Cemetery at Ellendale, with military rites. Visitation will be 4:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., Catholic Daughters will say the rosary at 4:30 p.m., and a parish vigil service will begin at 7 p.m., all at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel.

Tim was born Nov. 10, 1939, to Ambrose and Rose (Timmins) Krapfl. He graduated from Bishop Heelan High School in 1957, and attended the University of South Dakota at Vermillion. He served two years in the U.S Army. He was a conductor on the Union Pacific Railroad for over 35 years.

He married Margaret "Margee" Ream on Feb. 3, 1968, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Ellendale. He was a member of St. Mary of the Visitation Catholic Church in Iowa City, and a long-time member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sioux City.

Tim loved riding his bicycle and completed three RAGBRAI's after his retirement. He was a member of the Elk Point Golf Club for many years before his illness forced him to give it up. He liked attending Heelan football games and watching most any sports. He could talk to anyone and enjoyed entertaining neighbors in his driveway. He also was an avid reader and knowledgeable on World War II. He was a member of the Elks Lodge 112 in Sioux City, where he enjoyed playing racquetball. First and foremost was his love of family.

Survivors include his wife, Margee; daughter, Katy Krapfl (Jim Viner) of Iowa City; son, Matt Krapfl of Portland, Ore.; grandchildren, Sam Krapfl, Nora Krapfl and Max Krapfl Viner; brother, John (Marlana) Krapfl, sister-in-law, Vae Ream; and nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Rosemary Krapfl; and brother-in-law, Gerald Ream.

Memorials may be made in his name to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's research or Iowa City Hospice.