- Donald A. Krueger, age 68, of Phoenix, AZ, formerly of Clintonville and Appleton, WI, passed away peacefully Friday morning March 30, 2007, at the local veteran's hospital in Phoenix. Donald was born on September 16, 1938, in the Township of Pella, Shawano County, WI. He was the son of the late Arnold and Helen (Oestreich) Krueger. He was baptized and confirmed at the Christus Lutheran Church in Clintonville, where he was a member at that time. He spent his early years on his family's farm in the Township of Larrabee, Waupaca County, WI. Donald then joined the United States Army in 1956 serving overseas in Japan for a number of years. When Donald came back to Wisconsin from his military service, he resided in Appleton where he worked for the Laird Company as an assessor. Donald then took a break from assessing and opened Don's Dugout in Hortonville, WI, for a few years before moving to Michigan, where he was once again an assessor for the City of Saginaw for a short time before moving to Prescott, AZ, where he worked in the construction industry until his retirement. Donald then spent the last couple of years at the veteran's home in Phoenix. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially deer hunting and fishing, and was an avid Green Bay Packers fan.
Survivors include his sister, Agnes (John) Mischock, Marion; nieces and nephews: Doug (Sue) Mischock, Nashotah; Michael Mischock, Milwaukee; Marianne Mischock, Verona; also many cousins and other relatives.
He was preceded in death by: His parents and a niece Nancy Mischock.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 5, 2007, at 11 a.m. at the Eberhardt-Stevenson Funeral Home in Clintonville with the Rev. Willard Hager officiating. Interment will follow at the Graceland Cemetery in Clintonville, with military honors being conducted by the Clintonville American Legion and VFW members. Friends may call at the funeral home from 10 a.m. Thursday until the time of the services. For more information please visit
www.eberhardtstevenson.com
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1938 - 2007 (68 years)
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