Mae Krumpos

Lifespan: … – …

Summary

Daughter of Lawrence Antone Krumpos and Matilda Henrietta (Schneider) Krumpos. Married twice: first to Donald Albers of De Pere (per Mathilda’s 1973 obituary, which lists her as “Mrs. Donald (Mable) Albers”); later to Dick (Richard) Willems (per Lawrence’s 1986 obituary, “Mabel and Richard Willems, De Pere”). Living in De Pere area as of 1992; still living as of 2026 — Don has lunch with her occasionally.

Relationships

• Parents: Lawrence Antone Krumpos (1889–1986) & Matilda Henrietta Schneider (1897–1973)
• 1st husband: Donald Albers, De Pere (m. before 1973)
• 2nd husband: Dick (Richard) Willems, De Pere (m. before 1986)
• Full siblings: Dorothy L (1923), Donald H (1924), Lloyd August (1926), Jerome Marvin (1928), Lawrence F Jr (1930), Rosemary
• Half-siblings (father’s 1st marriage): Kenneth L (1912), Harold, Lester F (1919)

Sources

• Mathilda Schneider Krumpos obituary, January 1973 (listed as “Mrs. Donald (Mable) Albers, De Pere”)
• Lawrence Antone Krumpos obituary, August 1986 (listed as “Mabel and Richard Willems, De Pere”)
• Mabel Reinke obituary, April 1992 (listed as niece, “Mae Willems”)

Research Notes

• Name variant: Formal name in obituaries is “Mable” / “Mabel”; family knows her as “Mae” (likely nickname). Don to clarify her formal birth-certificate name.
• Possibly named after her aunt Mabel R. (Schneider) Reinke (1908–1992) — Mathilda’s sister.
• Two marriages: Donald Albers first (alive together as of Jan 1973), then Dick/Richard Willems (alive together by Aug 1986). Don may know whether Albers died or they divorced.
• Listed as “Living” in Little Chute Genealogy (as of Lawrence’s record, last modified Jul 2022)
• Confirmed living as of 2026. Don meets with her for lunch sometimes.