Gwen Marlys Kruger

In lieu of flowers, Memorials may be made to Home, Health & Hospice in Sheldon and or to  St. Paul Lutheran Church

            Arrangements are under the care of the Vander Ploeg Funeral Home in Sheldon

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

GWEN M. KRUGER

BORN: March 19. 1931 ~ Burt, Iowa

PASSED AWAY: December 7, 2022 ~ Sheldon, Iowa

FUNERAL SERVICE

11:00 A.M. Saturday, December 10, 2022

St. Paul Lutheran Church; Sheldon, Iowa

Rev. Daniel Baker ~ Officiating

MUSIC

“Amazing Grace”

Sung by: Trisha Meendering

CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS

“I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry”

“On Eagle’s Wings”

Organist: Margaret Anderson

HONORARY CASKET BEARERS

Chelley Klatt            Amanda Plathe            Andrea Kruger

Cassie Kruger                                      Jane and Blake Baker

Alissa Kruger        Jennifer Van Beek       Lyndsay Seivert

Cami Oberbroeckling             

CASKET BEARERS

Adam Kruger                                                  Michael Kruger

Daniel Kruger                                                     Brian Seivert

Jason Klatt                                                        Will Hartman            

Ben Van Beek

FINAL RESTING PLACE

St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery ~ Sheldon, Iowa

In lieu of flowers, Memorials may be made to

Home, Health & Hospice in Sheldon and or to

 St. Paul Lutheran Church

After the graveside service relatives and friends are invited to join the family in the fellowship hall of the church.

Arrangements are under the care of the:

Vander Ploeg Funeral Home; Sheldon, Iowa

     Gwen Marlys Kruger the daughter Charles Wayne and Hazel Matilda (Thompson) Mann, was born on March 19, 1931 in Burt, Iowa, she attended school in Burt and graduated from Burt Community High School in 1948, where she was proud to be on the Burt Girls High School Basketball team for 3 years. Gwen was united in marriage to Donald Wayne Kruger on March 5, 1950 in Burt, IA; the couple moved to a farm east of Ritter, IA for several years, then moved to a farm northwest of Sheldon, where they farmed and raised livestock until moving into Sheldon in 1997. Her husband, Don passed away on November 28, 2015. Gwen remained in her home for a few more years before moving to a condo then into Fieldcrest Assisted Living and into Sanford Senior Care in Sheldon in July of 2022. She passed away there on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 reaching the age of 91 years, 8 months and 18 days.

     Gwen was an active member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sheldon, she was on the Ladies Guild, taught Sunday school and helped in making quilts. She enjoyed fishing, gardening, playing basketball, playing cards, watching the Iowa Hawkeyes, sewing, having coffee with her friends, attending her grandchildren and great-grandchildren’s sporting events. Gwen was also a Great Jokester.

     She leaves to cherish her memories her three children, Alan (Mary) Kruger of Oelwein, IA; David Kruger and his fiancée, Glenda Kreykes of Ashton, IA; Kathy (Gerry) Seivert of Sheldon, IA; ten grandchildren, Chelley (Jason) Klatt, Amanda Plathe, Adam (Andrea) Kruger, Will Hartman, Jane (Blake) Baker, Cami  Oberbroeckling, Michael (Cassie) Kruger, Daniel (Alissa) Kruger, Jennifer (Ben) Van Beek, Brian (Lyndsay) Seivert; fifteen great-grandchildren, Annie and Abbie Klatt, Isabelle and Jameson Elliott, Jocelyn and Nolan Schwartz, Alyvia, Addilyn and Abrym Plathe, Cale and Lyla Kruger, Charlee and Chandler Kruger, Jeremiah and Jacob Kruger; Cale and Ada Baker; Lea Oberbroeckling; Madelyn and Mason Seivert; a sister, Joan Paterson of Hayden, ID and many relatives and friends.

     She was preceded in death by her husband, Don, her parents, a sister and brother-in-law, Wanda and Claude Whitehill and a brother-in-law, AC Paterson.