STURGIS, Mich. — John D. Krieg, 91, of Sturgis, Mich., went to be with his Lord early Wednesday morning Dec. 1, 2010, at the Sturgis Hospital.
He was born Friday, Sept. 5, 1919, in Huntington, a son to the late Fred P. and Ada L.(Anders) Krieg.
John retired from General Motors in 1979, after working for 31 years and four months.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during World War II, earning the rank of Technician 5th Grade and in combat with the 236th Signal Service Battalion. He served as a telephone-telegraph lineman on the Burma Road.
John had lived most of his life in Anderson, and had moved to the Sturgis area in the early 1990s.
On Nov. 20, 1995, he married Gertrude Moore.
He was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and an active member of the First Baptist Church in Sturgis. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, being outdoors, attending church, reading his Bible, and spending time with step-granddaughters, Jessica Baldridge and Cassie Baldridge; and step-great-granddaughter, Emily Howard.
Surviving are his wife, Gertrude; son, John L. Krieg of Anderson; two grandchildren; five stepchildren, Mary (Harold) Baldridge of Burr Oak, Mich., Lora (Tom) Householder of Ocala, Fla., David (Melissa) Tuttle of Kenai, Alaska, Denzil (Karen) Tuttle of Indianapolis, Ind., and Mark Tuttle of Fort Wayne; 10 stepgrandchildren; one stepgreat-granddaughter; two sisters-in-law, Joan Krieg of Anderson, Ind., and Marlene Krieg of Hudsonville, Ind.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Fern and Olive; six brothers, Francis, Harold, Eldon, Robert, Carroll, and Albert; and one stepgranddaughter, Jessica Baldridge.
The family received friends and relatives from 2 to 6 p.m. Friday, Dec.3, 2010, at the Hackman Family Funeral Home-Rosenberg Chapel, 807 E. Chicago Road,Sturgis, MI 49091.
Funeral Services celebrating the life of John D. Krieg were held at 1 p.m. Saturday, December 4, at the First Baptist Church, 28090 Fawn River Road, Sturgis, MI 49091, with the Rev. James Bender, officiating.
Interment and graveside services followed in Burr Oak Cemetery with full military honors being conferred by the U.S. Army Honor Guard and the Capt. John J. Kelley VFW Post 1355 of Sturgis, Mich.
He was born Friday, Sept. 5, 1919, in Huntington, a son to the late Fred P. and Ada L.(Anders) Krieg.
John retired from General Motors in 1979, after working for 31 years and four months.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during World War II, earning the rank of Technician 5th Grade and in combat with the 236th Signal Service Battalion. He served as a telephone-telegraph lineman on the Burma Road.
John had lived most of his life in Anderson, and had moved to the Sturgis area in the early 1990s.
On Nov. 20, 1995, he married Gertrude Moore.
He was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and an active member of the First Baptist Church in Sturgis. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, being outdoors, attending church, reading his Bible, and spending time with step-granddaughters, Jessica Baldridge and Cassie Baldridge; and step-great-granddaughter, Emily Howard.
Surviving are his wife, Gertrude; son, John L. Krieg of Anderson; two grandchildren; five stepchildren, Mary (Harold) Baldridge of Burr Oak, Mich., Lora (Tom) Householder of Ocala, Fla., David (Melissa) Tuttle of Kenai, Alaska, Denzil (Karen) Tuttle of Indianapolis, Ind., and Mark Tuttle of Fort Wayne; 10 stepgrandchildren; one stepgreat-granddaughter; two sisters-in-law, Joan Krieg of Anderson, Ind., and Marlene Krieg of Hudsonville, Ind.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Fern and Olive; six brothers, Francis, Harold, Eldon, Robert, Carroll, and Albert; and one stepgranddaughter, Jessica Baldridge.
The family received friends and relatives from 2 to 6 p.m. Friday, Dec.3, 2010, at the Hackman Family Funeral Home-Rosenberg Chapel, 807 E. Chicago Road,Sturgis, MI 49091.
Funeral Services celebrating the life of John D. Krieg were held at 1 p.m. Saturday, December 4, at the First Baptist Church, 28090 Fawn River Road, Sturgis, MI 49091, with the Rev. James Bender, officiating.
Interment and graveside services followed in Burr Oak Cemetery with full military honors being conferred by the U.S. Army Honor Guard and the Capt. John J. Kelley VFW Post 1355 of Sturgis, Mich.
STURGIS, Mich. — John D. Krieg, 91, of Sturgis, Mich., went to be with his Lord early Wednesday morning Dec. 1, 2010, at the Sturgis Hospital.
He was born Friday, Sept. 5, 1919, in Huntington, a son to the late Fred P. and Ada L.(Anders) Krieg.
John retired from General Motors in 1979, after working for 31 years and four months.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during World War II, earning the rank of Technician 5th Grade and in combat with the 236th Signal Service Battalion. He served as a telephone-telegraph lineman on the Burma Road.
John had lived most of his life in Anderson, and had moved to the Sturgis area in the early 1990s.
On Nov. 20, 1995, he married Gertrude Moore.
He was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and an active member of the First Baptist Church in Sturgis. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, being outdoors, attending church, reading his Bible, and spending time with step-granddaughters, Jessica Baldridge and Cassie Baldridge; and step-great-granddaughter, Emily Howard.
Surviving are his wife, Gertrude; son, John L. Krieg of Anderson; two grandchildren; five stepchildren, Mary (Harold) Baldridge of Burr Oak, Mich., Lora (Tom) Householder of Ocala, Fla., David (Melissa) Tuttle of Kenai, Alaska, Denzil (Karen) Tuttle of Indianapolis, Ind., and Mark Tuttle of Fort Wayne; 10 stepgrandchildren; one stepgreat-granddaughter; two sisters-in-law, Joan Krieg of Anderson, Ind., and Marlene Krieg of Hudsonville, Ind.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Fern and Olive; six brothers, Francis, Harold, Eldon, Robert, Carroll, and Albert; and one stepgranddaughter, Jessica Baldridge.
The family received friends and relatives from 2 to 6 p.m. Friday, Dec.3, 2010, at the Hackman Family Funeral Home-Rosenberg Chapel, 807 E. Chicago Road,Sturgis, MI 49091.
Funeral Services celebrating the life of John D. Krieg were held at 1 p.m. Saturday, December 4, at the First Baptist Church, 28090 Fawn River Road, Sturgis, MI 49091, with the Rev. James Bender, officiating.
Interment and graveside services followed in Burr Oak Cemetery with full military honors being conferred by the U.S. Army Honor Guard and the Capt. John J. Kelley VFW Post 1355 of Sturgis, Mich.
He was born Friday, Sept. 5, 1919, in Huntington, a son to the late Fred P. and Ada L.(Anders) Krieg.
John retired from General Motors in 1979, after working for 31 years and four months.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during World War II, earning the rank of Technician 5th Grade and in combat with the 236th Signal Service Battalion. He served as a telephone-telegraph lineman on the Burma Road.
John had lived most of his life in Anderson, and had moved to the Sturgis area in the early 1990s.
On Nov. 20, 1995, he married Gertrude Moore.
He was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and an active member of the First Baptist Church in Sturgis. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, being outdoors, attending church, reading his Bible, and spending time with step-granddaughters, Jessica Baldridge and Cassie Baldridge; and step-great-granddaughter, Emily Howard.
Surviving are his wife, Gertrude; son, John L. Krieg of Anderson; two grandchildren; five stepchildren, Mary (Harold) Baldridge of Burr Oak, Mich., Lora (Tom) Householder of Ocala, Fla., David (Melissa) Tuttle of Kenai, Alaska, Denzil (Karen) Tuttle of Indianapolis, Ind., and Mark Tuttle of Fort Wayne; 10 stepgrandchildren; one stepgreat-granddaughter; two sisters-in-law, Joan Krieg of Anderson, Ind., and Marlene Krieg of Hudsonville, Ind.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Fern and Olive; six brothers, Francis, Harold, Eldon, Robert, Carroll, and Albert; and one stepgranddaughter, Jessica Baldridge.
The family received friends and relatives from 2 to 6 p.m. Friday, Dec.3, 2010, at the Hackman Family Funeral Home-Rosenberg Chapel, 807 E. Chicago Road,Sturgis, MI 49091.
Funeral Services celebrating the life of John D. Krieg were held at 1 p.m. Saturday, December 4, at the First Baptist Church, 28090 Fawn River Road, Sturgis, MI 49091, with the Rev. James Bender, officiating.
Interment and graveside services followed in Burr Oak Cemetery with full military honors being conferred by the U.S. Army Honor Guard and the Capt. John J. Kelley VFW Post 1355 of Sturgis, Mich.
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