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Christina Dorothy Kruse, 100, of Grand Island died Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, at Wedgewood Care Center, Grand Island.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Jack Gillam officiating. Burial will be in the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Worms.
Apfel Funeral Home of Grand Island is in charge of the
arrangements.
Mrs. Kruse was born Aug. 3, 1912, at Farwell to Chris and Martha (Lemburg) Knoepfel.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Herman Kruse.
Survivors of the immediate family include four daughters and three sons-in-law, Dorothy and Melvin Olston of Chapman, Cheryl and Ronald Ludwig, Eva and Gary Bixenmann and Rose Rose, all of Grand Island; one son and daughter-in -law, David and Betty Kruse of Colby, Kan.; 10 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, 10 great-great-grandchildren; three brothers and two sisters-in-law, John Knoepfel of Farmington, Mich., Harlan and Evelyn Knoepfel, Alvernon and Darlene Knoepfel, all of Grand Island; one sister, Angeline Dibbern of Cairo.
She grew up and attended grade school in Kelso, Neb., graduating from Farwell High with the class of 1930. She helped her mother at home for seven years. She was united in marriage to Herman J.C. Kruse, June 27, 1937, at Farwell on the family farm. The couple made their home on a farm, southeast of Worms where they raised vegetables on their farm also known as "Rainbow Gardens" and donate them to many worthy organizations and also sold them too many local stores. In 1970, Herman preceded her in death in a tractor accident. Christina moved to Grand Island in 1973, where she did home health care for residents in Grand Island. In 1976, she was employed at Stolle Bakery until 1980 and continued to care for the elderly.
Her love for gardening and landscaping enabled her to care for the grounds at Lebensraum Assisted Living for many years and in the spring she volunteered to her services to help plant in many city parks.
She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Worms and Ladies Aid and Trinity Lutheran Church. She helped tie many quilts for world relief programs.
She was also preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, Clarence, Arnold and Donald Knoepfel; sister and brother-in-law, Elvena and Loris Campbell; son-in-law, Harry Rose, Jr.; sisters in-law, Mary Knoepfel, Laurell Knoepfel and brother-in-law, Pete Dibbern.
Published in The Grand Island Independent on November 21, 2012
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