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Joyce E. Krueger

Joyce E. Krueger, 68, of Grand Island, formerly of Buena Vista, CO, died Friday, June 12, 2009 at Saint Francis Medical Center.

Service will be 10 a.m. Thursday at the Peace Lutheran Church in Grand Island, NE.  The Reverend Michael Reiners will officiate.

There will be no visitation.  All Faiths Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

Mrs. Krueger was born August 25, 1940 at Pocahontas, IA the daughter of Gerd and Verona (Knierim) Martens.

Her husband Charles Krueger died February 19, 2007.

Survivors are her children and their spouses, Joan and Randy Crysel of Manassas, Virginia, Robb and Angie Worley of Hastings, NE, Lisa and Don Cox of Hastings, NE, Terri Kothe of Central City, NE and Angie and Kirby Knight of Grand Island; brothers and sisters-in-law, Robert and Gerri Martens of Owasso, OK and George and Linda Martens of Ames, IA; sisters and brothers-in-law, Phyllis and Fred Ekstrand of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, Carol and Mike Lee of Middleton, Wisconsin and a sister-in-law, Ursula Schuch of Tucson, Arizona.

Other survivors are 17 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.  In addition to her husband she is preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Dean Martens.

Joyce was raised in Pocahontas, Iowa.  She was baptized September 22, 1940 at St. John’s Lutheran, Pocahontas, IA.  She graduated form Pocahontas High School.  In high school she played on the girl’s basketball team.  After high school she went to Omaha School of Business.

She was united in marriage to Charles Krueger on March 19, 1988.  They lived in Buena Vista, Colorado.  She was a certified ski instructor at Ski Cooper near Leadville, Colorado.  In Colorado, she was a member of Monarch Quilters and P.E.O.  The couple moved to Grand Island in 2006.

Memorials are suggested to Peace Lutheran Church, Cristo de Cordoro or Mission Central.