Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Kruger, Fred L. March 22, 2010
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Ionia Sentinel Standard - Wed. March 24, 2010


Mr. Fred L. Kruger of Traverse City passed away March 22, 2010, at Munson 
Medical Center in Traverse City after an extended illness at the age of 96. He 
was a lifelong resident of the Grand Ledge Area, and had resided with his 
daughter, Suzanne, for the past eight years in Traverse City.

Fred was born on the family farm in Muir, on March 21, 1914, the son of Leonard 
and Jessie (Bivins) Kruger. He was a graduate of Muir High School and was 
employed by Fisher Body of Lansing for 35 years in Quality Control. On June 3, 
1941, he was drafted into the U.S. Army, serving as a Staff Sgt. In the New 
89th Div., CO.E 320 Battalion of General Patton’s 3rd Army. He was discharged 
November 1945 and continued in the Army Reserve until the Korean War. 

After his marriage to Elizabeth (Bette) Kebler in 1945, they purchased a dairy 
farm and raised a family. Fred enjoyed working and was known as a man who could 
fix or build anything. He was a devoted family man and showed tremendous love 
and respect for animals.

He is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Bette; his brothers, Earl Kruger 
of Riverdale, Kenneth Kruger of Grand Ledge, Donald Kruger of Lansing; sisters, 
Ruth (Kruger) Hills of Muir and Dorothy (Kruger/Lawless) Glading of Lyons, and 
sister-in-law, Elaine Kruger of Grand Ledge.

He is survived by his daughters, Suzanne (Gordon) Cornwell of Traverse City and 
Patricia Coger of Auburn; five grandchildren: Stacey (Andrew) Hasse of Ashland 
Va., Wesley (Sher) Cornwell of Traverse City, Sarah (Charles) Hubbell of 
Traverse City, James (Dulcie) Rice of Grand Ledge and Marcella (Brook) Fisher 
of Lantana, Fla.; nine great-grandchildren, Andrew Cornwell, Tyler Cornwell, 
Nick Tafelsky, Emily Hasse, Garrett Rice, Maya Kedmi, Blake Fisher, Madeline 
Fisher and Makenna Fisher. He is also survived by his sister-in-law, Geneva 
Wiskermann of Lansing.

Fred’s family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday 
at the Peters & Murray Funeral Home, 301 E. Jefferson St. Grand Ledge. Funeral 
services will be held 1 p.m. Friday, March 26,at the First Congregational 
Church of Portland, 421 E. Bridge St., Portland, with Pastor Marilyn Danielson 
officiating.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Helen Devos Children’s Hospital. 
Online condolences may be made at www.petersandmurrayfuneralhome.com. 



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