Obituary of Kenneth K Krupp, April 1990, Port Clinton Beacon


Obituary Notice:  Port Clinton Beacon

Kenneth Krupp, 74, of 120 E. 12th St., Port Clinton, died April
16 at Memorial Hospital, Fremont.

Born August 27, 1916 in Fremont, he was the son of William and
Elsie (Deer) Krupp.

Mr. Krupp owned the DeGraff Journal for 3 years, DeGraff, OH; Co-
owner of the Port Clinton Herald and Krupp Printing (1946-1967);
and the Business Manager for the News Herald from 1967 until
retirement in 1980.  He was a member of Immaculate Conception
Church, member of Port Clinton Lion's Club, a life member of Port
Clinton Chamber of Commerce, member and Past President of
Colonial Club, PER (Past Exalted Ruler) 1955-1956 of Port Clinton
Elk's #1718, and Past Commodore of PCYC (Port Clinton Yacht Club)
1962.

Surviving are his wife, Mary Margaret Gepfert, whom he married on
June 28, 1941, Port Clinton; two sons, Daniel of Evansville, Ind.
and John of Huron; daughter, Mrs. David (Susan DeBauche) Markle
of Maumee; five grandchildren and two step-grandchildren; two
sisters, Mrs. Donald (Elsie Jane) Hoffman of Port Clinton and
Mrs. Donald (Tootie) Bohling of Port Clinton.  He was preceded in
death by his parents, two brothers Walter and Richard, and sister
Mrs. Genevieve VanNess.

The family requests memorials be made to Port Clinton Heritage
Foundation or the Ida Rupp Public Library.  The Elk's will have a
Memorial Service on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.  Friends may call at
the Gerner & Wolf Funeral Home after 2 p.m. on Thursday, where
the family will be in attendance from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

The funeral will be held Friday, 10 a.m. at Gerner & Wolf Funeral
Home, Port Clinton, and 10;30 a.m. at Immaculate Conception
Church with Rev. James K. Say officiating.  Burial will be at
Riverview Cemetery, Port Clinton.



Port Clinton Beacon, Tell Tales column by John Schaffner

Our area lost some good friends last week, as did The Beacon. 
Fred Heigel and Ken Krupp left us, and we are all a little poorer
for not having them with us any more.  We are all certainly a lot
richer having had them with us for as long as we did...

When you give more than you get, you get more than you expect in
return.  In Ken Krupp's case, I have spent the better part of my
professional life as Ken's competitor.  In those years I
developed a deep regard for his
professionalism and his management skills.  Anyone who ever
worked for him will tell you he was a 'good boss'.  Since his
retirement a few years ago, Ken and I had some very nice talks
about what we were doing with The Beacon, and he often compared
us to the weekly newspaper he and his brother, Walter, started
together many years ago, The Port Clinton Herald.  Those of us
who have burned the midnight oils sweating over which ad to place
where, or what good local story should be sacrificed for lack of
space, hold Ken in high regard.  He was a fine newspaperman, and
he too gave more than he got.  When I die, I hope that is what
I'll be remembered for.  If it's true, in the final analysis, put
it on my tombstone. "John Schaffner --1949-???? - He gave more
than he got."  I'll be in good company with Fred Heigel and Ken
Krupp.