Reverend Russell K. Kreml

Reverend Russell Keith Kreml went to be with Christ his Savior in the early hours of Tuesday, October 23, 2007. Rev. Kreml was a Christian minister for nearly fifty years. His greatest joy and passion was serving as pastor, counselor, and friend to the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians. He served the Tribe as senior minister at Mackety Memorial Church of the Nazarene in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan since 1991. Previously, he served congregations in Muncie, Indiana; Iron Bridge, Ontario; Coldwater, Michigan; and Breckenridge, Michigan. Rev. Kreml is a graduate of Frankfort Pilgrim College in Frankfort, Indiana and did his graduate work at Marion College, now Indiana Wesleyan University. Russell Kreml was born on August 30, 1931 to Eugene and Vera (Curphy) Kreml in Maywood, Illinois and lived most of his childhood near Los Angeles, California. He was the youngest of three sons; his brothers are Warren, of Boulder, Colorado and Kenneth, of Apple Valley, California. He married his sweetheart, Eloise Wing, on October 18, 1969 in Monroe, Michigan. They had four children. Russell was an avid reader, an accomplished chalk artist, a talented vocalist and a skilled gardener. His life was greatly enriched by his beloved church family and friends. Pastor Kreml is survived by his wife, his children, Marlene (Ted) Webster, of Owosso, Michigan; Mark (Rebecca), of Peebles, Ohio; Christine (Mark) Davis, of Cadillac, Michigan; and Daryl (CariAnne), of Washington, D.C. and ten grandchildren: Allen and Abigail Webster, Karrington, Hanna, Noah, Hope, Benji, and Drew Kreml, Reuben Davis, and Elias Kreml and his brothers. He was preceded in death by his parents. Visitation will be held from 12:00 noon through the night on Friday, October 26, 2007 at the Mackety Memorial Church of the Nazarene. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, October 27, 2007 at the Church with Dr. Wayne Brown and Reverend Dan Wing co-officiating. Burial services will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, October 28, 2007 at the Greenwood Cemetery near Marion, Michigan. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Rev. Russell Kreml Memorial Fund, administered by Mackety Memorial Church of the Nazarene, 2318 Shunk Road, in Sault Ste. Marie.

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Reverend Russell K. Kreml

August 30, 1931 - October 23, 2007