Hugo Krenzel, 70, Ruthville, ND died Wednesday, August 23, 2012 at the Trinity Hospital in Minot from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident near Ruthville.

Funeral mass will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday August 27, 2012 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Anamoose, ND.

Rosary services will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at Hertz Funeral Home, Harvey with visitation there Sunday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Hugo was born on April 14, 1942 on the family farm north of Anamoose, ND. He was the son of Otto and Catherine (Schneider) Krenzel. He grew up on the family farm and attended his first two years of high school in Orrin. He then took correspondence courses for one year before graduating from the Anamoose High School in 1960. He entered the army in September 1964 and served for two years stateside. He was honorably discharged in September 1966. He returned to North Dakota and was a laborer on construction sites. He joined the Local 563 labor union and worked on air bases and also at missile sites in the Minot, Nekoma and Grand Forks areas. He also worked on pipeline construction projects in ND and MN and numerous power plant sites in ND. He suffered a stroke in 2002 and retired in Ruthville where he has lived the past 16 years.

Hugo attended St. Leo's Catholic Church in Minot and was a member of Local 563, Minneapolis, MN. His hobbies included gardening, hunting, fishing, working on cars and trapping.

Hugo is survived by his brothers, Joseph (Sharon) of Harvey, Romanus of Norwich, Tony (Debbie) of Grand Forks, Rudolph (Regina) of Berghiilem, Germany and Leo of Orrin; one sister, Agnes Krenzel of Orrin; numerous nieces and nephews.

Hugo was preceded in death by his parents and twin brothers, Otto and Pius.