Individual Details
Harlan Laurence Krinke
(8 Jun 1933 - 25 Nov 2013)
Harlan's father, Laurence Krinke, was born 2 Aug 1907 and died 6 Mar
1978. His mother, Pearl, was born 18 May 1911 and died 28 Jan 1984.
They were married 3 Jun 1932, and are buried in St. John's Lutheran
cemetery at Rush Lake, Nessel township. Laurence and Pearl had a second son,
David Krinke, born 17 Mar 1937. Dave and wife, Bonnie, live at Cat Creek,
Montana. They had three daughters, Tami, Holly and Kelly.
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Hobbies as a youth, trapping, fishing, hunting. Trapped fur bearing animals
to earn first gun. 8th grade graduate of Rohlf School District #28, country
school across field from parent's farm. Began first grade at Brick Yard Schol
about two miles south of Rush City on highway 61 until March, 1940, about seven
months. Built first hand gun at age 15, muzzle loading type, made powder and
balls also. Traveled to South Dakota for summer work on the harvest at age 16.
Worked summers for Resch Construction Company while going to high school and
college, doing carpenter work mostly. Drafted into U.S. Army, May 15, 1954.
Basic training at Fort Richardson, Alaska near Anchorage. Assigned to 42nd
Construction Engineers, Alaska. Worked on projects as cat skinner and heavy
equipment operator at Talketna, Port Whittner, St. Lawrence Island, Chugotch
Range, etc. Released as a private E-2 on Valentine's Day, 1956 at Fort Lewis,
Washington, honorable discharge on May 15, 1962.
Main interest in life after leaving service, stock car racing. Four years of
racing, 1956-1960. Tracks raced at include Rush City, Minnesota; Amery,
Wisconsin; Milltown, Wisconsin; Princeton, Minnesota; Bradford, Minnesota; Twin
City Speedway and Proctor, Minnesota. Labor Day races at Rush City speedway
rained out so got engaged to Dorothy Hawkinson at the speedway for consolation
event. Married November 25, same year. Bought small house in Spring Lake
Park, north Minneapolis suberb, and lived there for the next eight years. Sold
and rented in Forest Lake for next two and a half years while we built our
permanent home on Big Marine Lake, Route 1, Marine on St. Croix. After sale of
racing car and equipment due to lack of maintenance time, main interest in life
turned to gun collection. By 1964 the collection exceeded 100 guns and by 1972
exceeded 200 guns.
Construction of our home on Big Marine began April 14, 1967 and is still going
on at the date of this writing, June 1973. This has been my mainspare time
activity in life since this project started. As an investment and fun project,
we have a Christmas tree farm on Chain Lake near North Branch, Minnesota. The
first plantings in this tree farm were in 1960. Additional plantings were made
over the next six years until a total of 40,000 seedlings were planted.
On May 20, 1957 I began my career working in research with Minnesota Minning
and Manufacturing Company in St. Paul. On May 20, 1998, god willing, I will
retire from this job.
Nickname, Jesse, began in spring of 1951 when partner Frank and I traveled
through the west, out to seek our fortune.
Harlan Krinke, June 1973
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Harlan's 1995 update...
During the past 22 years my career at 3M is continuing in the research and
development area. I am now 2 years beyond my maximum eligibility date to
retire, but find the work too challenging and enjoyable to call it quits just
yet.
The past 31 years, my work has been in the field of electrochemistry. More
specifically electroplating and electroless plating of metals. I have been
fortunate to receive a number of U.S. patents and have developed proprietary
processes which we protect as trade secrets.
Having grown up on a farm, I feel elated to have worked and achieved the
positin of Senior Development Specialist, with my own laboratory and office.
Even though this 8 to 5 job cuts into my working day, I can still find time to
continue raising Christmas trees and nursery stock.
When the first history summary was written 22 years ago, I talked about a tree
farm by Chain Lake. Our harvesting days are over up there and the leftovers
are reforesting the land.
In the early 70's we began planting a tree farm here on the 40 acres we live
on, at Marine on St. Croix. This is our operating tree farm at present and we
continue to plant an average of 2,000 trees a year.
Hunting has become an even more important pastime in my life. During our 37
years of married life, I can remember only one year that I missed Montana
antelope hunting. We were building our house. Deer hunting has also
intensified since brother Dave owns a 19 section ranch on the Musselshell River
in Montana. The big buck country.
There's a lot of trophy mounts hanging on our walls. Those we don't cape
mount, we display them as European style skull mounts. It's great to have 2
sons and 2 sons-in-laws to take care of the shooting, so this ol' man can take
it easy.
However, hunting in Alaska is a new challenge for me. Though somewhat
expensive, it is a wonderful experience. I am proud of my Alaskan Brown Bear,
Carribou and Moose trophies, (that are also hanging on the walls) and I'm
looking forward to a couple more big game trophy hunts in the next few years.
Fishing, although not as great as hunting, has also been a real challenge.
Minnesota is wonderful for walleyes and northerns, but Florida and the Bahamas
are more fun catching trophy sailfish, marlin, fish dolphin, grouper, baracuda
and dozens of smaller species.
Gun collecting continues with the collection growing more slowly, but with the
emphasis on quality upgrading. We look forward to the winter gun shows as
mini-vacations and getting rid of "the cabin fever" in January and February.
I still have a soft spot in my life for motor vehicles, which must be a carry
over from my old race car days. Even though my fast driving days are out of my
system, building engines and some automobile repair is still enjoyable.
The most recent vehicle that I have bought is a Caterpillar 955 Traxcavator.
This will be one of my favorite retirement toys. I plan to turn some weed
clogged swamps into small lakes for wildlife habitat. One small problem, it
will require some engine repair before I can use it (another retirement
pastime).
I'm looking forward to the next family update, hoping it will be sooner than 22
years.
1978. His mother, Pearl, was born 18 May 1911 and died 28 Jan 1984.
They were married 3 Jun 1932, and are buried in St. John's Lutheran
cemetery at Rush Lake, Nessel township. Laurence and Pearl had a second son,
David Krinke, born 17 Mar 1937. Dave and wife, Bonnie, live at Cat Creek,
Montana. They had three daughters, Tami, Holly and Kelly.
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Hobbies as a youth, trapping, fishing, hunting. Trapped fur bearing animals
to earn first gun. 8th grade graduate of Rohlf School District #28, country
school across field from parent's farm. Began first grade at Brick Yard Schol
about two miles south of Rush City on highway 61 until March, 1940, about seven
months. Built first hand gun at age 15, muzzle loading type, made powder and
balls also. Traveled to South Dakota for summer work on the harvest at age 16.
Worked summers for Resch Construction Company while going to high school and
college, doing carpenter work mostly. Drafted into U.S. Army, May 15, 1954.
Basic training at Fort Richardson, Alaska near Anchorage. Assigned to 42nd
Construction Engineers, Alaska. Worked on projects as cat skinner and heavy
equipment operator at Talketna, Port Whittner, St. Lawrence Island, Chugotch
Range, etc. Released as a private E-2 on Valentine's Day, 1956 at Fort Lewis,
Washington, honorable discharge on May 15, 1962.
Main interest in life after leaving service, stock car racing. Four years of
racing, 1956-1960. Tracks raced at include Rush City, Minnesota; Amery,
Wisconsin; Milltown, Wisconsin; Princeton, Minnesota; Bradford, Minnesota; Twin
City Speedway and Proctor, Minnesota. Labor Day races at Rush City speedway
rained out so got engaged to Dorothy Hawkinson at the speedway for consolation
event. Married November 25, same year. Bought small house in Spring Lake
Park, north Minneapolis suberb, and lived there for the next eight years. Sold
and rented in Forest Lake for next two and a half years while we built our
permanent home on Big Marine Lake, Route 1, Marine on St. Croix. After sale of
racing car and equipment due to lack of maintenance time, main interest in life
turned to gun collection. By 1964 the collection exceeded 100 guns and by 1972
exceeded 200 guns.
Construction of our home on Big Marine began April 14, 1967 and is still going
on at the date of this writing, June 1973. This has been my mainspare time
activity in life since this project started. As an investment and fun project,
we have a Christmas tree farm on Chain Lake near North Branch, Minnesota. The
first plantings in this tree farm were in 1960. Additional plantings were made
over the next six years until a total of 40,000 seedlings were planted.
On May 20, 1957 I began my career working in research with Minnesota Minning
and Manufacturing Company in St. Paul. On May 20, 1998, god willing, I will
retire from this job.
Nickname, Jesse, began in spring of 1951 when partner Frank and I traveled
through the west, out to seek our fortune.
Harlan Krinke, June 1973
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Harlan's 1995 update...
During the past 22 years my career at 3M is continuing in the research and
development area. I am now 2 years beyond my maximum eligibility date to
retire, but find the work too challenging and enjoyable to call it quits just
yet.
The past 31 years, my work has been in the field of electrochemistry. More
specifically electroplating and electroless plating of metals. I have been
fortunate to receive a number of U.S. patents and have developed proprietary
processes which we protect as trade secrets.
Having grown up on a farm, I feel elated to have worked and achieved the
positin of Senior Development Specialist, with my own laboratory and office.
Even though this 8 to 5 job cuts into my working day, I can still find time to
continue raising Christmas trees and nursery stock.
When the first history summary was written 22 years ago, I talked about a tree
farm by Chain Lake. Our harvesting days are over up there and the leftovers
are reforesting the land.
In the early 70's we began planting a tree farm here on the 40 acres we live
on, at Marine on St. Croix. This is our operating tree farm at present and we
continue to plant an average of 2,000 trees a year.
Hunting has become an even more important pastime in my life. During our 37
years of married life, I can remember only one year that I missed Montana
antelope hunting. We were building our house. Deer hunting has also
intensified since brother Dave owns a 19 section ranch on the Musselshell River
in Montana. The big buck country.
There's a lot of trophy mounts hanging on our walls. Those we don't cape
mount, we display them as European style skull mounts. It's great to have 2
sons and 2 sons-in-laws to take care of the shooting, so this ol' man can take
it easy.
However, hunting in Alaska is a new challenge for me. Though somewhat
expensive, it is a wonderful experience. I am proud of my Alaskan Brown Bear,
Carribou and Moose trophies, (that are also hanging on the walls) and I'm
looking forward to a couple more big game trophy hunts in the next few years.
Fishing, although not as great as hunting, has also been a real challenge.
Minnesota is wonderful for walleyes and northerns, but Florida and the Bahamas
are more fun catching trophy sailfish, marlin, fish dolphin, grouper, baracuda
and dozens of smaller species.
Gun collecting continues with the collection growing more slowly, but with the
emphasis on quality upgrading. We look forward to the winter gun shows as
mini-vacations and getting rid of "the cabin fever" in January and February.
I still have a soft spot in my life for motor vehicles, which must be a carry
over from my old race car days. Even though my fast driving days are out of my
system, building engines and some automobile repair is still enjoyable.
The most recent vehicle that I have bought is a Caterpillar 955 Traxcavator.
This will be one of my favorite retirement toys. I plan to turn some weed
clogged swamps into small lakes for wildlife habitat. One small problem, it
will require some engine repair before I can use it (another retirement
pastime).
I'm looking forward to the next family update, hoping it will be sooner than 22
years.
Events
| Birth | 8 Jun 1933 | Rush City, Minnesota | |||
| Marriage | 25 Nov 1957 | Iowa, Little Brown Church, , Ia, Little Brown Ch. - Dorothy Ellen Hawkinson | |||
| Death | 25 Nov 2013 | Osceola, Polk County, Wisconsin |
Families
| Spouse | Dorothy Ellen Hawkinson ( - 2016) |
| Child | Dawn Louise Krinke |
| Child | Wade Harlan Krinke |
| Child | Chad Lawrence Krinke |
| Child | Tara Lynn Krinke |
| Father | Laurence W. Krinke (1907 - ) |
| Mother | Pearl Violet Ellen Olander (1911 - 1984) |
| Sibling | David Krinke |