Arline H (Volkert) Krave

Krave, Arline H. nee Volkert passed peacefully at age 91 while at the State Veteran's Home, Minneapolis campus, on the bluffs above the Mississippi where she spent the last several years of her life in a memory care unit. Throughout her life, Arline exhibited an independent spirit, pursuing new adventures and experiences without conforming to expectations set for women of her generation. Arline traveled widely from a young age, but never lived more than a couple of blocks from where she grew up on 36th and Sheridan N. with her parents and brother, John Volkert. Arline was a gifted student and champion debater at Patrick Henry High School where she graduated in 1945. She went on to study at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato and later graduated with a degree in Medical Technology at the University of Minnesota in 1949. Arline's career began in Sacramento, CA where she moved with friends from the "U of M." In 1951 she and a group of 40 others spent six weeks biking across England on a "Grand Tour" of the continent with SITA. Returning to Minneapolis she started dating Howard Krave, recently graduated from Gustavus after a war-time hitch in the Army. His folks lived two blocks away on 38th and Thomas N. Propinquity prevailed and after marriage they joined Luther Memorial Church in North Minneapolis and joined a young couples group there. They built a house on 36th and Upton and soon were raising two sons, Tom and Jim. Arline taught Sunday School and was a Boy Scout mother. She worked as a Medical Technologist at Southdale Medical Laboratory in Edina and later continued her career at North Memorial until her retirement. For 25 years she walked to and from work. Arline and Howard traveled the globe over their years together as well as later in life with Elderhostel educational travels. They hiked and camped the western Rockies and trekked the Swiss Alps. Arline was an avid reader, supported local theater, and active in AAUW. In 1998 they began wintering in Green Valley, AZ (south of Tucson). She developed a long friendship with Garciella Lewis and enjoyed many long walks along the river and the pecan orchards nearby. In her early eighties she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. Arline is predeceased by her parents, Richard and Hattie (nee Krussow) Volkert, and her husband of 59 years, Howard. She is survived by her brother John R. Volkert (Joyce) of Minnetonka, MN; son Jim (Kaye) of Menomonie, WI; son Tom (Pat) of Aurora IL; and grandsons Scott and Steven (Beth) Krave and great grandson, Charlie. A Celebration of Life is scheduled for Sunday, March 18, 2018, at 2 p.m. at the Minnesota Veteran's Home, Minneapolis; 5101 Minnehaha Ave. (actual physical address is 5101 46th Ave. So.) Minneapolis. Enter on 46th Ave. South off of Godfrey Parkway. Friends of Arline and Howard and the family are invited for beverages and light victuals at 3:30 p.m at the Longfellow Grill, 2990 West River Parkway, Minneapolis. Please make memorials to the Alzheimer's Foundation or to Luther Memorial Church, North Minneapolis, MN. Washburn-McReavy.com Swanson Chapel 612-529-9691

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Arline H (Volkert) Krave

March 8, 2018

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Arline H (Volkert) Krave

March 8, 2018

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