Dick Krambeck, 83, of Clive, entered into peace August 17, 2022. Funeral Services were held August 20, at Cummings Family Funeral Home in Bedford. Visitation was held prior to the service. Memorials may be directed towards the family to be established in Dick's honor. Memories may be shared with the family at www.cummingsfamilyfuneralhome.com under Obituaries.
Richard "Dick" Eugene Krambeck was born on January 7, 1939 in Atlantic, to Claus Frederick Krambeck and Kathryn Lucille (Redman) Krambeck. He grew up south of Walnut and graduated from Walnut High School in 1957. He furthered his education at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri, where he obtained Secondary Education and Social Science degrees. Dick enlisted with the Army Reserves in 1962 and was active duty for six months then discharged a year later. Dick began his teaching career in Malvern, where he taught for two years then Nevada, Sibley, and Bishop-Garrigan High School at Algona. He also was a football coach while teaching the eleven years.
Dick was united in marriage to Elaine Ann Cummings on June 1, 1963 in Bedford.
Dick attended St. Paul School of Theology from 1976-1981, and began his ministry in Shelby, for four years. He moved to Alliance, Nebraska, where he did jail ministry for a year while serving the United Methodist Churches there and Lakeside, Nebraska. Through the years he served appointments for United Methodist Churches in Iowa including Pierson, Meadow Star in Washta, Mapleton, Ticonic, several in the Centerville area and then Missouri Valley where he retired after eleven years. Dick was also the chaplain for the Harrison County Sheriff's Department and the Iowa State Patrol for the Council Bluffs district. Dick retired in June of 2001, when he and Elaine moved to Atlantic.
While in retirement, Dick took on part-time status covering small churches near Atlantic, Pine Grove United Methodist and Cumberland United Methodist. Dick also was a co-facilitator of a grief support program at Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic.
Dick was a member of the United Methodist Church-Iowa Annual Conference, School Board at Shelby, Board of Boys Club of America in Alliance, past Kiwanis and Board of County Health and Library Board at Missouri Valley, YMCA board in Atlantic and assistant football coach at Atlantic High School in 2001 and 2002.
Dick is survived by his wife Elaine of Clive; two daughters, Peggy (Mark) Eblen of Creston, and Susan (Henry III) Hamilton of Des Moines; two sons, Matthew Krambeck of Wilmette, Illinois and Benjamin (Jennifer) Krambeck of Des Moines; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sister Carol (Dick) Hensley of Atlantic; brother Bob Krambeck of Seguin, Texas; sister-in-law, Carolyn Cummings of Laguna Woods, California and brother-in-law Dr. James (Rosalyn) Cummings of Bedford. Dick is preceded in death by his parents, Claus and Kathryn and parents-in-law Carl and Helen Cummings and sister-in-law Vickie Krambeck.
