Anton & Em Krebs Family

The Anton and Emerentiana (Em) Krebs family from New England, N.D. has a strong tradition with NDSCS. All eleven of their children attended and graduated from the College.  Not only are they strong ambassadors for NDSCS, but many have continued to live and work in North Dakota. Anton and Em were very proud of their children and attended many Parent’s Day open houses. (Photo)
Their children include:

Anthony Krebs, the oldest, is a 1976 Machine Tooling graduate and participated in football and wrestling. After graduation, he worked in Rolla, N.D., at the William Langer Jewel Bearing Plant. In 1980 he married Kathryn Rubie, moved to Belfield, N.D., and worked for Precision Machine. With his NDSCS education and years of experience, he started his own business, Krebs Machine & Repair, LLC in 1992, and now employs two of his sons fulltime.  Anthony and Kathryn have seven children and eleven grandchildren.

Alan Krebs, the second child of eleven, has a 1976 Small Engine Repair degree and 1977 Welding degree. He worked twenty years welding for several businesses.  Alan and his wife, Lilah, now operate a dairy and grain farm in Gladstone, N.D. They have six children and eleven grandchildren.

Aaron Krebs, sibling number three, is a 1978 Diesel Technology graduate.  Aaron has worked as a diesel mechanic his whole career, with the last 26 years as sole proprietor of Krebs Diesel Service. Aaron and his wife, Linda, reside in Dickinson.  They have four children and two granddaughters. Their son, Caleb Krebs, is a NDSCS 2018 grad from Think Big – Caterpillar’s Dealer Technician Education Program and currently employed with Butler Machinery Company in Dickinson.

Adrian Krebs is the fourth sibling and has a 1979 Diesel Mechanics Degree. He worked 20 years as a Bus Mechanic for the Dickinson Public Schools and is currently working for the City of Dickinson in Public Works as a Fleet Mechanic. Adrian and his wife, Faye, live in Dickinson, N.D., have two sons and one granddaughter.

Amos Krebs, sibling number five, is a 1980 Diesel Technology graduate.  Following graduation, he began employment at North American Coal-Coteau Freedom Mine.  He then worked 38 years with Coteau as a diesel mechanic and is now retired.  Amos and his wife, Audrey, live in Beulah, N.D., and have five sons.  Their son, Travis, is a 2007 Auto Body Repair and Refinishing Technology grad and owner of Krebs Auto Body in Beulah. 

Emily (Krebs) Fisher, the sixth sibling, has a 1982 NDSCS Accounting Degree.  She has continued to work in the accounting field, spending the last 29 years with Community Action Partnership.   She and her husband, Doug, (Auto Mechanics, 1983 -NDSSS) farm and ranch near Dickinson, N.D.  They have three children and one grandchild.

Edwina (Krebs) Thielen is the seventh sibling and graduated in 1983 with an Accounting Degree.  She is currently employed at the University of Minnesota as a Lead Software Developer.  Edwina (Winny) met her husband, Kurt, while attending NDSCS.  Kurt is 1983 Computer Programming graduate and CEO of Qterics, a technology and services company. They live in Maple Grove, Minn., and have two children.

Arthur Krebs, the eighth sibling, graduated in 1985 with a Diesel Mechanics Degree.  After working as a mechanic for 10 years, he returned to the original family farm in New England, N.D., where he farms and ranches. 

Eloise (Krebs) Strege is the ninth sibling and is a 1987 Data Processing graduate.  She worked five years at Ferguson Brokerage as a Computer Operator. Eloise and her husband, Steven, (Diesel Mechanics, 1981 NDSSS), farm and ranch near Lidgerwood, N.D.  They have five children and one grandchild.  Three of their sons are NDSCS grads: Shane Strege, 2012 Farm Management; Shawn Strege, 2014 Ranch Management; and Sherwin Strege, 2018 Diesel Technology – Case IH.

Elsa (Krebs) Littel is the tenth sibling and a 1989 Computer Information Systems graduate. Elsa is currently employed by ISD287 and lives in Maple Grove, Minn., with her husband, John. They have three children.

Andre Krebs is the eleventh child in the Krebs family graduating from NDSCS with an Automotive Technology in 1991. He has worked for the past 25 years at Puklich Chevrolet in Bismarck, N.D., as a Service Technician.

Anton and Em Krebs with their eleven children were a hard-working farm family.  Anthony commented, “Some relatives and neighbors had shared their positive experiences of attending NDSCS and that played a factor in my choice to attend there.”  Work-study and on-campus jobs helped with expenses and for Anthony the ability to purchase a car. NDSCS provided an affordable opportunity to choose a career path for each one of them.

The NDSCS tradition now continues into the next generation with some of Anton and Em’s grandchildren. Congratulations to the Anton and Em Kreb’s family on receiving the NDSCS 2020 Family Tradition Award.