Lydia was the daughter of Henry William Poertner, Sr. and Louisa Lamping. Henry and Louisa* were married on 16 Mar 1875. He was the postmaster in Hollow, Missouri and was a merchant in a general store.

Henry married Lydia's step-mother, Rosa Mae "Rosina" Nitz, on 27 Sep 1879. Lydia was 2-years-old at that time and her brother, Harry, was a year younger than her. Rosina was the mother of their 9 half-brothers and half-sisters.

Lydia married Herman Krueger around 1900. They were the parents of 6 children.

Lydia died 4 days after suffering a coronary thrombosis. At the time of her death, she was 76 years, 2 months and 8 days old.

She was survived by her husband, Herman; 3 sons; 2 daughters; her grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and extended family members.

Visitation was held at Schrader's Chapel in Ballwin, Missouri. Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. on the afternoon of 04 Nov 1953 at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Des Peres, Missouri.

Lydia's husband, Herman, passed away in 1965 and was buried next to her.

Children: 3 sons, 2 daughters, 1 unknown infant.

Mother of:
Paul C. Krueger
Fred H. Krueger
Edward F. Krueger
Infant Krueger
Hilda Krueger Hume
Frieda Krueger Fahr

Lydia's brother:
Henry William "Harry" Poertner, Jr.

Lydia's half-brothers and half-sisters:
Rosina "Clara" Poertner Klump
Wilhelmine Louise "Minnie" Poertner Bartold
Infant Girl Poertner
Walter August Poertner
Sophia Augusta Poertner Krueger
Anna Pauline Poertner
Edward David Poertner
Alfred Theodore Poertner
Infant Girl Poertner

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*Note: Lydia's birth date on this memorial was taken from her Missouri death certificate and her headstone. Her mother's death date of 02 Jan 1876 means that either Lydia's death certificate and headstone are incorrect or the death date of her mother on Find A Grave is incorrect.

Lydia's younger brother, Harry, was born on 16 Mar 1878, which was less than 7 months after Lydia's birth.

An article published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in December of 1938 stated that Lydia's brother filed a lawsuit challenging the will of a wealthy bachelor named Fred Henry Lamping. According to his death certificate, Fred was the son of William Lamping and (Unknown) Strangmeier.

Harry claimed that he was the nephew and nearest surviving relative of Fred Lamping, thus entitling him to an estate he estimated to be valued at more than $50,000. Harry's lawsuit claimed that his mother was the half-sister of Fred Lamping.

A second lawsuit was then filed by 3 women--Lottie (nee Strangmeier) Fieldson of Webster Groves, Minnie (nee Strangmeier) Gosling of Chicago, Illinois, and Katherine Strangmeier, also of Chicago--claiming to be third cousins of Fred Lamping, entitling them to a portion of Fred's estate. Their lawsuit did not mention Harry Poertner.

Harry died of suicide in October of 1939. His Missouri death certificate listed his mother as Louisa Lamping and his father Henry William Poertner, Sr.