Obit: Kruger, Mengel Marvin (1933 - 2016)
Transcriber: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Kruger, Moon, Schweenen, Van Hauen
----Source: The Record - Review (Abbotsford, WI) 1/20/2017
Kruger, Mengel “Curly” Marvin (7 JUL 1933 - 11 DEC 2016)
Mengel “Curly” Marvin Kruger passed away Sunday, Dec. 12, 2016, in his Athens
home due to paratoid gland cancer.
He was born on July 7, 1933, to Henry and Tillie (Van Hauen) Kruger in
Parkersburg, Iowa. When he graduated from Bristow High School in 1951, he
declined an offer from the St. Louis Browns, a minor league baseball team, to
attend their training camp and instead joined the Navy. During his four-year
military service, he trained as a boilermaker on the USS Halsey Powell (DD686).
He also trained as part of the Navy Underwater Demolition Team.
Upon Mengel’s honorable discharge in 1956, he worked throughout Iowa perfecting
his skills in pipefitting, welding, and repairing refrigerated equipment, steam
operated equipment, and electrical equipment. In 1972, Plantation Foods of Waco,
Texas, recruited him to build a new turkey processing plant.
Late one night in 1977, the Pinkerton security guard stationed at Plantation
Foods locked herself out of the guard shack. After she broke the window and
crawled through, she called Mengel to come in to repair the window. Cindy Moon,
the security guard, recognized Mengel as her knight in shining armor. They were
married on Oct. 30, 1977.
Mengel accepted a job in Milan with Kraft Foods, Inc., which was later purchased
by Foremost Farms. He delighted in his hobby farm of registered Guernseys,
woodworking and his family.
He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Cindy Kruger; sons, Val (Sue) Kruger of
Morristown, Minn., Robin Kruger of Faribault, Minn., Michael (Dee) of Waterloo,
Iowa, and Christopher (Samantha) Kruger of Chicago, Ill; five grandchildren;
four great-grandchildren; a sister, Kathleen Schweenen of Jessup, Iowa; as well
as many nieces and nephews; and extended family members.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother-in-law; and two nephews.
The family will be having a private service at a later time. Peterson/Kraemer
Funeral Home, Athens, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be
expressed at www.petersonkraemer.com
In lieu of flowers or gifts, Mengel would have appreciated a donation to be made
to the Ministry Hospice Care that helped us with this transition.
Donations can be made through their website here:
https://ministryhealth.org/display/router.aspx?docid=26021&.
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