Obit: Krueger, John William (1929 - 2005)

Transcriber: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surname: Bahr, Bergmann, Ellenbecker, Krueger, Radde, Scheffler, Stencil, Weiler

----Source: The Record - Review (Abbotsford, WI) 12/02/2005

Krueger, John “Jack” William (7 JUN 1929 - 27 NOV 2005)

John “Jack” William Krueger, 76, Athens, died Sunday, November 27, 2005, at Memorial Nursing Home in Medford.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Athens, with Rev. Donn Radde officiating. Burial will be in Athens Lutheran Cemetery.

Peterson/Kraemer Funeral Home of Athens assisted the family with arrangements.

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----Source: The Peterson-Kraemer Funeral Home (Athens, WI) 11/30/2005

John W Krueger, of Athens, died Nov 27, 2005 at Memorial Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Medford.

He was born Jun 7, 1929 in Wausau, son of the late George and Emma (Bahr) Krueger. On Jun 12, 1948, he married Dorothy Mae Teresa Scheffler in Athens.

Jack and Dorothy farmed in Athens for 25 years. Prior to his retirement in 1995, he drove truck, worked for Bozon Construction, Marshfield and did carpenter work with Athens Builders. Jack was the town of Bern Clerk and Town Chairman for 36 years, and was on the Athens Area Fire Commission Board for 27 years. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Athens.

Among his many interests, he enjoyed bowling, dancing, hunting, fishing, playing cards and spending time with his wife, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren at their cottage in Lake Esadore.

Survivors include, his wife, Dorothy, Athens; four children, Karen (Neil) Bergmann, Athens, Douglas (Jean) Krueger, Athens, Timothy Krueger, Baldwin, WI and Kurt (JoAnn) Krueger, River Falls; six grandchildren, Tiffany (Keith) Weiler, Tanya (Chad) Ellenbecker, Tasha (Aaron) Stencil, Travis Bergmann, Justin Krueger and Crystal Krueger, all of Athens; four great grandchildren, Colten, Kiera, Chase and Celina; and one brother, George (Shirley) Krueger, Minneapolis, MN.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Harold; one infant daughter; and one infant brother.

Burial will be in the Athens Lutheran Cemetery, Athens.