Richard Franklin Kriegbaum, 95, of Fort Wayne, passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at Towne House Retirement Community. He was born June 4, 1926 in Huntington, IN, son, of the late Albert S. and Edith M. (Minton) Kriegbaum. He was a graduate of Purdue University and served in the U. S. Army Air Corp during WWII. After working in Chicago at Harvester for 12 years he operated Kriegbaum & Sons Farm Equipment, Huntington, IN. Surviving are his children, Mary Jane (Ed) Stepro of Marion, TX, Gail Ellen (Wayne) Gorry of Payson, AZ, Donna May (Tom) Weber of Wake Forest, NC, John Albert (Sharon) Kriegbaum of Arvada, CO, and Richard Alan (Michael) Kriegbaum of Allyn, WA; brother, Charles A. (Susan) Kriegbaum; sister, Sarah Sue (Richard) Guhl; 14 grandchildren; and many great grandchildren. There will be no services at this time. Burial will be at Gardens of Memory, Marion, IN. Please visit www.klaehnfahlmeltonfunerals.com to leave condolences for the Kriegbaum family.
