William C. Krebs

William C. Krebs, July 10, 1920 -April 9, 2017.He passed away on April 9th, 2017, in the presence of his beloved wife of 52 years, at Sunview Health and Rehabilitation Center in Youngtown, AZ. He was a longtime resident of Oak Park, Illinois. Mr. Krebs was born in Chicago on July 10, 1920 to the late Charles and Claranee Johnson Krebs. He graduated from the University of Chicago. During World War II while getting a medical evaluation for the Army it was discovered that he had tuberculosis. He was bed ridden for two years and "cured by faith" he survived. Unfortunately, his sister Charlotte Marie who also was stricken by tuberculosis didn't survive. In the mid 1940's he began working for the R.R. Donnelly Company and stayed there until 1985 retiring after 40 years as a time estimator. His father worked for R.R. Donnelly for over 50 years. In 1959 he met Sibyl Fleming. They started dating in 1963 and in 1964 were married on November 14, 1964 in the Olympia Fields Methodist Church in Olympia Fields, IL. It was the first wedding to take place in that church. He was a resident of Chicago from birth to the 1940's before moving to Oak Park where he lived with his wife until 1992. William and Sibyl moved to Sun City West, Arizona where he lived until his death. He was a published author of a book, titled "Dream World, Tales of American Life in the 20th Century", published by Outskirts Press in 2015. There are three more books to be published. His loves, were his wife of 52 ½ years, Sibyl, roses (an award winning gardener), writing novels, Broadway Musicals (he wrote his own musical for their 40th wedding anniversary), travel and caring for his father Charlie and Sibyl's mother Rebecca Ramsey Fleming. He was a lifelong Episcopalian. A visitation was held on Monday, April 17, 2017 from 9:00 A.M. until time of service 11:00 A.M. at Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home, the Rev. Peter Campbell from Christ Episcopal Church in River Forest, IL officiating. Interment followed in Oak Hill Cemetery in Chicago. There will be a "Celebration of Life" service at Advent Episcopal Church, Sun City West on Saturday, May 6 at 11:00 A.M. followed by lunch.Contributions to Advent Episcopal Church, Sun City West (www.adventepiscopalaz.org) or Trinity School for Ministry, Ambridge, PA (www.tsm.edu), are appreciated.