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Robert W Krumwiede
January 11, 1944 - October 7, 2025
Service Date November 1, 2025
Bob’s Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday November 1st, 2025, at the First United Methodist Church (Coppertop), 230 East Skyline Parkway, Duluth, MN 55811. The visitation is at 10:00 AM and the service at 11:00. Lunch will be served following the service.
Robert Krumwiede Obituary
After a courageous battle with cancer coupled with an autoimmune disorder, Robert “Bob” Krumwiede at the age of 81 passed through the Gates of Heaven Tuesday, October 7th in Duluth, MN surrounded by his loving family.
Bob was born in Illinois to Elmer and Hazel Krumwiede and raised on their farm, which he dearly loved. He attended high school in Illinois where, as a senior, he initially met his wife of 58 years, Laura. He received a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the university of Illinois, Master of Science from Rochester Institute of Technology in New York and a Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Minnesota.
He never planned to enter the world of education; but life took him there anyway. Bob became a faculty member and eventually an administrator at Alfred State College, part of SUNY in New York. Later he moved and repeated the pattern at the University of Minnesota Waseca followed by an administrative position at the University of Minnesota Duluth. He discovered he thoroughly loved education and found meaning and purpose working with college level students. This quote from Kenneth G. Johnson often sat on his desk: “Education is man’s going forward from cocksure ignorance to thoughtful uncertainty.”
Caring for Creation became a major interest of Bob’s. He was active in his church’s sustainability mission as well as MNIP, Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light. He definitely enjoyed fishing, traveling, keeping abreast of farming practices and attending his Monday Coffee Consultants Group, LLC.
Bob is preceded in death by his parents.
Bob is survived by his wife Laura, daughters Gretchen and Erin, grandson Ben, his sister Jeana and his beloved dog Chewy.
He is loved beyond words and missed beyond measure.
Bob’s Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday November 1st, 2025, at the First United Methodist Church (Coppertop), 230 East Skyline Parkway, Duluth, MN 55811. The visitation is at 10:00 AM and the service at 11:00. Lunch will be served following the service.
For those that are unable to attend the service will be streamed at the following link: https://youtube.com/live/ZoYcitANis8
The family asks that in lieu of flowers, please consider donating blood, plasma, or financially to the Memorial Blood Centers.