William Kremer was born April 25, 1895 to Joseph Kremer and Elizabeth Welchert. The Kremer farm house was newly build and William's birth was the first in this house which today is occupied by his son William "Billie". He was the youngest of six living siblings. His maternal grandparents lived nearby. Bernard Welchert, a physical education specialist in Kaiser Wilhelm's army, felt the Kaiser "too wild" for a Catholic family so he settled in America. Mr. Kremer attended school until the sixth grade. German was spoken and read. However, World War I anti-German sentiment led to the abandoning of the language. His early life was of hunting and fishing along the creek. He also had a violin used to "fiddle." His father died when he was 17, so he lived with his mother, Sister Josephine and nephew Theo Hofmaier and became a young farmer. On November 27, 1917, he married Mayme Plantenberg at St. Rose Parish. They were the parents of Esther, Ethel, and Angela. On her 30th birthday, April 15, 1926 Mamie died. Also in 1926 the brick school house at Constance was built and financing was helped by Mr. Kremer. The school opened in 1927, and became the center of activities, and the church in winter since heating was a problem in the wooden church. The school was rented to the county and know n as District 26. On January 21, 1930, William married Agnes Schumacher of St. Joseph's. They had three children, William, Geraldine and Daniel. The depression changed lifestyles as did the Second World War He moved to Crofton in 1960 and died December 5, 1965 at the age of 70. He is buried in Constance. Submitted by Esther Kremer McIntosh
- St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 1896 – 1986 Constance, NE 100 years of Catholic Faith