Lillian Kruger

Lillian Kruger, 95, of Aberdeen, SD, died Sunday, July 16, 2023, at Aberdeen Health and Rehab.

Lillian Marie Stein and her twin brother, Merlin, were born October 4, 1927, to Louis and Esther (Kernkamp) Stein in Alexandria, Minnesota. At the age of 3 the family moved to Aberdeen.

She married Albert A. Kruger, Sr., on March 27, 1950. They lived on the Kruger family farm at Wetonka, South Dakota, until Albert died on July 18, 1984. She then moved to Aberdeen, SD, where she resided until her death.

She enjoyed reading, crocheting, volunteering at the Senior Center and quilting with the quilting group at her church.

Grateful for having shared Lillian’s life are her daughter, Marie Missell, Omaha, Nebraska; her son, Albert Kruger, Jr., Aberdeen; her grandchildren, Mark (Tammie) Missell, Omaha, Nebraska, Kevin (Kassie) Missell, Royse City, Texas; and her great-grandchildren, Kylee and Kole Missell, Royse City and Kyle Missell, Omaha; her brother, Robert Stein, Osseo, Minnesota, and her sister, Janet Cummings, Silvis, Illinois.

Lillian was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Kruger, Sr., her parents: Louis & Esther Stein; her son-in-law, Rick L. Missell; her brothers, Marvin Stein and Merlin Stein and her sisters, Loretta Waltman, Ruby Ellis, and Dorothy Corne.

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