Brent E. Kroll, age 62, of Ricketts, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at the Maple Heights Nursing Home of Mapleton, Iowa.
A Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at the Armstrong-Van Houten Funeral Home of Mapleton, Iowa. Rev. Nathan Peitsch will officiate. Committal services will follow in the St. Clair Township Cemetery of Ute, Iowa.
A Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., on Monday, October 23, 2023, at the Armstrong-Van Houten Funeral Home of Mapleton, Iowa.
The Armstrong - Van Houten Funeral Home of Mapleton, Iowa, is in charge of the funeral arrangements. Condolences may be sent online www.armstrongfuneral.com.
Brent Eugene Kroll was born on May 12, 1961, in Denison, Iowa, to Delbert and Dorothy (Wellner) Kroll. Brent attended church at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Mapleton, Iowa, where he was baptized and confirmed. He attended Maple Valley Community School.
After finishing school he got a job at Farmland. He soon tired of that and decided driving truck was what he wanted to do, so he got his CDL and started driving across the United States. Brent hauled all kinds of different products, from lettuce to swinging meat, to cattle, grain, gas, and hogs.
In August of 1983 he met Debra Palmer and the two married on March 6, 1987, in Elk Point, South Dakota. The couple settled down in Ricketts, Iowa, in October of 1998 and Brent took a job in Ida Grove, Iowa, driving a cement truck. After his retirement he drove part time for his son. The couple was blessed with 7 children, 7 grandkids and 1 great-granddaughter.
Survivors include his wife Debra of Schleswig; children Heath Kroll of Mapleton, IA, Nathan (Ashley Matheny) Kroll of Ricketts, IA, Trent Kroll of Schleswig, IA, Amber Kroll of Schleswig, IA, Sierra (Mitch Jorgensen) Kroll of Ricketts, IA, Breckan (Zaira) Kroll of Dunlap, IA and Ethan Kroll of Ricketts, IA; father Delbert Kroll of Mapleton, IA; sister Pam (Bill) Campbell of Sioux Falls, SD; grandchildren Kaitlyn Kroll of Cedar Falls, IA, Shelly Kroll of Ida Grove, IA, Philip Wilkerson of Corning, IA, Aaron Kroll of Ricketts, IA, Jailynn Kroll of Ricketts, IA, LeAsia Kroll of Ricketts, IA and Nolan Kroll-Simons of Sioux City, IA; great-granddaughter Raelynn Fassler of Ida Grove, IA; mother-in-law Marilyn Palmer; and many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.
He was preceded in death by his mother Dorothy Kroll; his grandmother Leona Landry; several aunts, uncles, nephews and nieces.
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Visitation
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Oct
210 South 5th Street
Mapleton, IA 51034
Funeral Service
24
Oct
210 South 5th Street
Mapleton, IA 51034
Cemetery Details
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Ute, IA