Born May 25, 1891
Hayes Township, Crawford County, Iowa
Entered Into Rest December 20, 1967 Manning Plaza
Age 76 years, 6 months, 25 days
Services Held At Zion Lutheran
Church Manning, Iowa Friday, December 22, 1967, 11 A.M.
Clergyman Pastor Edward F. Heinicke
Organist Dorothy Kusel
Interment Manning Cemetery
Casketbearers: Wayne
Jahn, Keith Siefken, Vertus Groth, Royce Anthony, Marvin Brookbank, Kim Brockman
A luncheon will be served in the Fellowship Hall of the church following the
committal services. All friends and relatives are invited.
A daughter of John and Anna (Lemster) Joens, she was born May 25, 1891, in Hayes Township, Crawford County, and attended rural schools. She married Harry Kruse on February 15, 1910, and the couple farmed in Hayes Township until 1945, when they moved to Manning. Mr. Kruse died February 21, 1951, and Mrs. Kruse continued to live in Manning, residing for the last few years with her daughter, Mrs. Florence Ramsey.
She was preceded in death also by two sisters, Mrs. Henry (Emma) Lohrmann; and Mrs. Julius (Amanda) Molter; a son-in-law, William Ramsey, and a great-granddaughter.
She is survived by three daughters: Mrs. William (Willetta) Sander, Denison; Mrs. Florence Ramsey, Manning; Mrs. Ray (Dolores) Brockman, Arcadia; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Willie (Elsie) Schroeder of Manning.