Albert Earl “Al” Kremenak, 93

Albert Earl “Al” Kremenak, 93, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, September 30, 2023, at UnityPoint Health-Grinnell Regional Medical Center. A Private Family Graveside Service will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. A Memorial Visitation will be held Friday, October 13, 2023, from 4-7 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama.

Albert was born on November 25, 1929, in Toledo, Iowa, the son of Frank and Elizabeth (Anderson) Kremenak.

He graduated from Toledo High School in 1947.

On November 27, 1948, he married Donna Jean Plum in Austin, MN and together they had two daughters. Later, he was remarried to Barbara Marshall and she passed away in November 2020. Al worked at the Button Factory in Toledo Heights and was a union mason in Iowa City. He had his own business Kremenak Construction then Twin Cities Construction that left his footprint on many local projects in the Tama-Toledo area. Al was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Toledo, Masonic Lodge and Shriners, Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Hawkeye Club. He was also an enrolled member of the Potawatomi Tribe. He enjoyed fishing and playing sand golf in Quartzite. He spent winters in Arizona and he had one of the original homes on Holiday Lake in Brooklyn. Al also enjoyed going to “Ross’s Camp” in Canada in the summer.

Survivors include two daughters, Diana Spooner (Richard Sova), of South Carolina, and Jill (Kenny) Bacon, of Tama; three grandchildren: Stacey Fay, Sally Spooner (Jess Thielmann) and Madeline (Brody) White; four great grandchildren: Zoey Chilcote, Macy Chilcote, Tanner Fay and Preston Thielmann; one great-great grandson, River Chilcote/Luersen; his step-children: Kathy (Mike) Thiessen, of Florida, Maureen (Todd) Kratoska, of Toledo, Pat (Karen) O’Rourke, of Iowa City; step grandchildren: Pat (Megan) Thiessen, Eric (Yana) Thiessen, Ryan (Paige) Kratoska, Allison (Eric) Homan, Devan O’Rourke and Erin O’Rourke; three step-great grandchildren: Hailey Thiessen, Dominic Homan and Mila Thiessen and several nieces and nephews.

Preceding him in death were his parents; his granddaughter, Polly Jane Spooner; two brothers, Frank and John Kremenak; and his sister, Pauline Shearer.

A memorial fund will be established.