Roy J. Krahn, 85, White Bear Lake, died on April 29, following a lengthy battle with myasthenia gravis and cancer. Born on March 28, 1930, to Ewald and Margaret (Mueller) Krahn at the family homestead near Mayville, Wisconsin, Early in his enlistment in the Air Force, Roy married his high school sweetheart, Karen Kuether. Finishing his enlistment as a staff sergeant, Roy launched his engineering career, graduating from Michigan Technological University. Roy had a long, distinguished career as an engineer at 3M Company. Survivors include Karen, his wife of 63 years; sons Richard (Eleanor), Steven (Sally); daughters Gretchen and Rebecca; grandchildren Daniel, Elizabeth, Merrett and Timothy; his brother, Kurt (Joyce), cousin Donald Prehn (Patte) and nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held at South Shore Trinity Lutheran Church, at the corner of South Shore Blvd and Bellaire Avenue, White Bear Lake, MN at noon on Saturday, May 9, with services at 1 PM. Cremains will be interred in the family plot at Restlawn Memorial Park in Wausau, WI in June. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, South Shore Trinity or Camp Tesomas, Samoset Boy Scout Council.
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