William L “Bill”Kruger

Bill was born in Fremont to Rudolph and Ida Kruger on Sept. 27,1927 he attended Westside School, after high school he served a short tour in the army leaving with an honorable discharge. After the army Bill worked various jobs including Weezer's Mills ; Swanson food processing and as a mechanic for Grant/Larson Chevrolet. He later went to work for the Nebr. Natural Gas Co./K.N. Energy from which he retired in 1992. Bill was an avid bowler even after losing his leg in a work accident in the late 70's. In 1960 he married Twila "Tiny" Leach and together they raised 4 children. After retiring Bill and Tiny enjoyed traveling and he also enjoyed spending time in his garage working on his cars.

Bill is survived by 3 sons:
Hollis (Carol) Grasz
Tim (Yong) Kruger
Tom (Roxy) Kruger

6 grandchildren: Holly (Jesse) Kiefer ; Andy Grasz ; Eric Kruger ; Shauna Klein ; Andrew (Danielle) Klein ; Chris Klein
1 great grandchild : Jazmine Klein
1 brother & 3 sisters.
He was preceeded in death by: his wife Tiny Kruger ; daughter Vaunita Grasz ; 2 brothers & 2 sisters.



The funeral will be 10:00am Saturday December 20 at the Ludvigsen Mortuary Chapel. The Rev. John Plowman will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday from 2pm to 8pm with the family receiving friends from 6pm to 8pm. Memorials are suggested to the American Kidney Association.