Patrick Krenz

Pat, the son of Ferd and Betty Krenz, was born on March 17, 1948 in Sleepy Eye, MN. He attended country school in rural Sleepy Eye and Sleepy Eye Public School. After graduating high school in 1965, he joined the US Navy and served as a flight engineer on a flight crew flying missions in Vietnam. After leaving the Navy, he returned to Sleepy Eye where he proudly served on the Sleepy Eye Police Department for 3 years and then the Brown County Sheriff's Office, retiring as a Sergeant Deputy Sheriff in 2003. Pat was devoted to his daughter and son, Elise and Stu, and his 4 grandchildren. He enjoyed fishing with his brothers, nephews and closest friends, playing cards, golfing and traveling, especially to Germany and Alaska. Pat thoroughly enjoyed being with the gang at the Sleepy Eye Servicemen's Club, where he also served as the gambling manager and volunteered many hours. Pat is survived by his wife, Leah of Sleepy Eye, mother, Betty of Sleepy Eye; daughter Elise (Ousman) Camara of Brooklyn Park, MN, son Stuart of Newport, MN; 4 grandchildren, Zainab, Abdulie, Jocelyn and Maggie; 6 brothers, Larry (Kathy), Keith (Lynette), Ken (Jan), Mark (Chandra), Lynn (Joyce) and Rick (Patti), uncle and aunt, Jerry and Georgia Adams, Milo and Arlene Christensen and many nieces and nephews. Pat was preceded in death by his father, Ferd Krenz; father in law, Andrew Willaert, Sr. and his grandparents. Visitation 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm Saturday, December 14, 2013 Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel 301 - 3rd Ave. S.W. Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, United States 56085 Service Information 2:30 pm Saturday, December 14, 2013 Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel 301 - 3rd Ave. S.W. Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, United States 56085 Interment Information Home Cemetery 700 St. Mary's St. N.E. Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, United States 56085