Archie L. Kring Jr.

Archie Leonard Kring, Jr., 90, died Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at his home near Axtell, NE. Funeral services will be at 11 am Monday, August 14, 2017 at First Presbyterian Church of Axtell. Interment with Military Honors will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Axtell. There will be no visitation. O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home is serving the family. In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer's Disease Research or First Presbyterian Church Axtell. Condolences may be shared online at www.osrfh.com. Archie was born August 12, 1926 on the farm near Axtell to Archie Leonard Kring and Pearl (Edney) Kring. He worked on the family farm and attended Axtell High School but was drafted into the Navy midterm of his senior year in January 1945. Archie was a Seaman First Class and spent most of his time in the service in Corpus Christi Texas where his extraordinary mechanical ability made him very successful in repair and maintenance of airplanes.. When Archie was discharged in 1946 he returned to the family farm. Having met the love of his life, Emma Lee Carrouth, while stationed in Norman, Oklahoma; they were then married in Carlisle, Arkansas on August 21, l947. To this union three daughters were born Janet, Jeannine, and Jayne. Using the GI bill they moved to Milford for Archie to attend Nebraska State Trade School and was a member of the first graduating class in Auto Mechanics/Auto Body Repair. Upon completion of his schooling, they moved to Mason City, Iowa where Archie worked as the Parts Manager at the Lincoln Mercury Ford Dealership. Deciding to be closer to family they returned to Kearney, NE where he worked downtown for an auto parts store and the alfalfa mill. In 1954, moving the family to the renovated District 50 school house, they began farming full time with his parents. Archie and Emma retired from farming in the late 1990’s. Their years of retirement were spent traveling/camping, gardening, visiting family, and enjoying their hobbies. Archie dedicated a large amount of time to the Axtell Presbyterian Church serving on various boards and a long time elder. Archie is survived by his wife Emma Kring; his daughters, Janet Reeves and her husband Don of Axtell and their daughters Darcy and Danel; Jeannine Cramer and her husband Brian of Denver and their sons Michael and David; and Jayne Steffens and her husband John of Lincoln and their sons Chris and his wife Heather and Matt. Great Grandchildren include John, Jordyn, Jakob, Kennedy, Payton, Parker, Isaac, and Evan. He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant son, Wayne.

Archie L. Kring Jr.

August 12, 1926 - August 9, 2017