1914
Hazel
2015
Hazel Krueger
October 16, 1914 — July 15, 2015
Funeral Services for Hazel C. (Drommerhausen) Krueger, 100, of Albert Lea, will be held at 10:30 A.M. Monday, July 20, 2015 at Concordia Lutheran Church, Pickerel Lake. The Reverend Wendy Anderson will officiate. Interment will be in Concordia Lutheran Cemetery, Pickerel Lake. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Sunday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, and one hour before the service at the church. Hazel died at St. John's Lutheran Community in Albert Lea, on Wednesday, July 15, 2015.
She was born in Freeborn County on October 14, 1914, the daughter of Albert E. and Gertrude S.
(Johnson) Drommerhausen. Hazel was a lifetime Albert Lea area resident. She married Clarence Krueger on November 24, 1935 at the First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. They celebrated 45 years together before Clarence was called to his eternal home in 1980.
They had lived their life in Pickerel Lake Township, until they moved to Albert Lea in 1980. Hazel spent her life helping on the farm and making a loving home for her family. She was a member of Concordia Lutheran Pickerel Lake Lutheran Church where she had been active in Ladies Aid, Dorcas Circle, the quilting group and the church choir. She had enjoyed being active in the Kitchen Klatter Club. She enjoyed all types of music. She played by ear and taught herself to play the piano and the accordion. She also enjoyed spending time vegetable and flower gardening.
Hazel had been a resident of St. John's Lutheran Community for the past 20 years. Hazel is survived by 3 children: Betty Patterson of Albert Lea, Nordean Krueger and his wife Dorothy of Albert Lea and Marilyn and her husband Dale Horning of North St. Paul, MN; grandchildren Brenda (David) Dickman of Austin, MN, Julie Prust and her fiancé Burt Hoffman of St. Peter, MN, Alan (Kim) Lebeck of Manchester, MN, Lori Lebeck Londo of Mpls, MN, Mike (Lavonne) Krueger of Alden, MN, Rick (Tammy) Krueger of Albert Lea, Sue (Mark) Horejsi of Albert Lea, Brent (Lori) Krueger of Albert Lea, Brenda Herr of Albert Lea, Jeffrey (Nikki) Horning of Oakdale, MN, Douglas Horning of Maplewood, MN, Bradley (Darla) Horning of Grant, MN; great grandchildren; Rachel Dickman and fiancé Sean Selmecki, Megan Dickman, Nathan Prust, Laura Prust, Kayla (Joe) Neubauer, Stacia Lebeck, Marisa Londo, Alec Lebeck, Holly (Ryan) Draayer, Nicole (Joe) Brooks, Jennifer Krueger, Nadean Krueger, Stacy Krueger, Justin (Lindsey) Krueger, Ashley Krueger, Krista (Tony) Linn, Amy Horejsi, Lindsey Horejsi, Makenzie Herr, Addison Herr and Nathan Herr; 13 great great grandchildren; sister Darlene Britson of Racine, WI, brother-in-law Loren (Dorothy) Krueger of Rochester, MN and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Clarence Krueger, brother Roy Drommerhausen and his wife Nelberta, sister Roselyn Pestorious and her husband Warren, sister Margaret Krueger and her husband Harry, son-in-law Jack Patterson and grandson-in-law Doug Herr. Her home was always filled with love and plenty of food.
Hazel will be missed and remembered for her giving spirit, thinking of everyone else first. In lieu of flowers memorials suggested to Concordia Lutheran Church of Pickerel Lake, or Albert Lea Hospice.
Blessed be her memory!
She was born in Freeborn County on October 14, 1914, the daughter of Albert E. and Gertrude S.
(Johnson) Drommerhausen. Hazel was a lifetime Albert Lea area resident. She married Clarence Krueger on November 24, 1935 at the First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. They celebrated 45 years together before Clarence was called to his eternal home in 1980.
They had lived their life in Pickerel Lake Township, until they moved to Albert Lea in 1980. Hazel spent her life helping on the farm and making a loving home for her family. She was a member of Concordia Lutheran Pickerel Lake Lutheran Church where she had been active in Ladies Aid, Dorcas Circle, the quilting group and the church choir. She had enjoyed being active in the Kitchen Klatter Club. She enjoyed all types of music. She played by ear and taught herself to play the piano and the accordion. She also enjoyed spending time vegetable and flower gardening.
Hazel had been a resident of St. John's Lutheran Community for the past 20 years. Hazel is survived by 3 children: Betty Patterson of Albert Lea, Nordean Krueger and his wife Dorothy of Albert Lea and Marilyn and her husband Dale Horning of North St. Paul, MN; grandchildren Brenda (David) Dickman of Austin, MN, Julie Prust and her fiancé Burt Hoffman of St. Peter, MN, Alan (Kim) Lebeck of Manchester, MN, Lori Lebeck Londo of Mpls, MN, Mike (Lavonne) Krueger of Alden, MN, Rick (Tammy) Krueger of Albert Lea, Sue (Mark) Horejsi of Albert Lea, Brent (Lori) Krueger of Albert Lea, Brenda Herr of Albert Lea, Jeffrey (Nikki) Horning of Oakdale, MN, Douglas Horning of Maplewood, MN, Bradley (Darla) Horning of Grant, MN; great grandchildren; Rachel Dickman and fiancé Sean Selmecki, Megan Dickman, Nathan Prust, Laura Prust, Kayla (Joe) Neubauer, Stacia Lebeck, Marisa Londo, Alec Lebeck, Holly (Ryan) Draayer, Nicole (Joe) Brooks, Jennifer Krueger, Nadean Krueger, Stacy Krueger, Justin (Lindsey) Krueger, Ashley Krueger, Krista (Tony) Linn, Amy Horejsi, Lindsey Horejsi, Makenzie Herr, Addison Herr and Nathan Herr; 13 great great grandchildren; sister Darlene Britson of Racine, WI, brother-in-law Loren (Dorothy) Krueger of Rochester, MN and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Clarence Krueger, brother Roy Drommerhausen and his wife Nelberta, sister Roselyn Pestorious and her husband Warren, sister Margaret Krueger and her husband Harry, son-in-law Jack Patterson and grandson-in-law Doug Herr. Her home was always filled with love and plenty of food.
Hazel will be missed and remembered for her giving spirit, thinking of everyone else first. In lieu of flowers memorials suggested to Concordia Lutheran Church of Pickerel Lake, or Albert Lea Hospice.
Blessed be her memory!
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