Jule William Kreyling, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great
grandfather and brother, surrounded by family, crossed the veil of this
mortal existence on January 26, 2012 and returned home to his Heavenly
Father.
Jule was born January 5, 1930 in Newark, New Jersey to
Paul William Kreyling and Marie Wimmer Kreyling. He spent his childhood
in Irvington, New Jersey and was a graduate of Irvington High School.
Jule was a musician and athlete; playing both the trumpet and tennis.
After high school, Jule attended the Rochester Institute of Technology
(RIT). Coming from a family of printers, his area of study was graphic
arts. Jule was also a member of the RIT wrestling team. As pioneer in
the field of graphic arts, RIT did not yet have a diploma in his area of
study when he left. He would later tell his children he had earned a
degree but none was offered at the time.
Early in 2011, Jule's
family contacted RIT: it was discovered that RIT had started a degree
program in graphic arts the year after he graduated. After some
searching through old records, RIT discovered that Jule had indeed
completed the coursework to earn a degree in graphic arts. RIT issued a
diploma and sent it to Jule 61 years after the fact.
Jule married
Joan Jonkoski on April 24, 1954. Still living in New Jersey, Jule and
Joan converted to the LDS church in 1961 and attended the Short Hills
Ward. They had their marriage solemnized in the Salt Lake City LDS
Temple on August 7, 1968. Jule was an active member of his church and
loved serving others. Jule served in numerous church callings, loved
missionary work and shared his knowledge of the gospel with many. Jule
was a big supporter of scouting and served in several leadership
positions and encouraged his sons to be active Boy Scouts. He was
awarded the Golden Key Award by the state of Utah for his work with the
disabled. Jule and the LDS church were only recipients of the award that
year. Jule commented, "When I got up to receive the award people were
surprised to see that that I myself had a disability." Jule was born
with one arm. He gave countless hours of service at a local group home
and referred to the residents as his kids even though some were as old
as him.
Jule loved the outdoors. Camping, fishing, hunting,
boating and taking vacations with his family were among his favorite
activities. He was handyman and built furniture and once constructed a
boat with his sons in their basement in New Jersey. Jule began his
career as a printer at age of 15 working as an apprentice in his
father's print shop, The Art Press, which was established in 1932. In
June 1975, Jule moved with his family to St. George, Utah. After
searching for a job, he realized wages in St. George were not enough to
support his family; consequently, he fell back on what he knew
best-printing. He re-established the Art Press as a family business. He
loved interacting with costumers. He was a member of the Exchange Club
and the Chamber of commerce.
Jule generously shared his vast
knowledge of the printing industry with anyone needing help, including
competitors. Except for the years he was in college, Jule worked in the
printing industry until he printed his last job in late 2007.
Jule
William Kreyling is survived by his wife of nearly 58 years Joan; his
six children, Mari, Paul (Morena), Jule (Koni), Heidi, Jamie (Linda),
and Ben; seventeen grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren, and his
brother Paul F. Kreyling (NJ). He is preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral
Services will be held on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 11:00 am at the
Sunset 4th Ward Chapel, located at 415 N. Westridge Dr., St. George, UT.
A viewing will be held Friday from 5 to 7 pm and Saturday from 9:30 to
10:45 am prior to services. Interment will be at Tonaquint Cemetery.
In
lieu of flowers please send a donation to: Donations c/o RISE Services,
Inc. 4554 E. Inverness Ave. Mesa, AZ 85206. RISE is a nonprofit that
locally supports the disabled, one of Jule's most passionate causes.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
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