KRUECKEBERG
Marvin L. Krueckeberg, 63, of Van Wert, died at 7:03 p.m. Thursday, November 19, 2009, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind.
He was born July 1, 1946, in Convoy, the son of the late Fredrick and Edna (Becker) Krueckeberg. On November 6, 1965, he married Judy (Waltmire) Krueckeberg, who survives in Van Wert.
Other survivors include two children, Kimberly Ingram of Van Wert and Kevin (Suzanne) Krueckeberg of Gates, Tenn.; two brothers, Ron (Rita) Krueckeberg of Convoy and Norm (Susan) Krueckeberg of Dayton; a sister, Jeanette (Norb) Bultimeier of Decatur, Ind.; and five grandchildren.
Four brothers, Robert, Herb, Jim and Harold Krueckeberg, and one sister, Barbara Jean Krueckeberg, also preceded him in death.
No funeral services are planned at this time.
There will be no visitation.
Preferred memorials: The Salvation Army or Fort Wayne Rescue Mission.
Messages of sympathy may be sent to the family at agfhc@embarqmail.com.
KARGES
Willis E. Karges, 91, of Convoy, died at 6:20 p.m. Thursday, November 19, 2009, at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center.
He was born November 17, 1918, in Oliver County, N.D., the son of the late Frank and Lillian (Clark) Karges. He first married Edna Fern (McBride) Karges, who died August 31, 1985. He then married Martha (Lehman) Mathews Karges, who preceded him in death on December 31, 2003.
Survivors include five children, Pastor Paul (Paula) Karges of Genesee, Pa., Susan (Lynn) Ealing of Bluffton, Ind., Pastor Wayne (Kathy) Karges of Convoy, Pastor Edward (Claudia) Karges of Van Wert, and Ruby (Brian) VanderArk of Caledonia, Mich.; a stepdaughter, Virginia (Dennis) Hammons of Middle Point; one son-in-law, Martin Krick of Celina; two sisters, Melva (Clarence) Stanley and Marilyn Fiesel, both of North Dakota; eight grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and three stepgreat-grandchildren.
A daughter, Betty Krick; two brothers, Orin and Erwin Karges; and one grandchild also preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday, November 24, at Trinity United Methodist Church in Van Wert, with Rev. Dr. Tim Burden officiating. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery in Convoy.
The family will receive friends from 2-8 p.m. Monday, November 23, at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home & Crematory in Van Wert and an hour prior to services Tuesday at the church.
Preferred memorials: Missions Committee of Trinity United Methodist Church.
Messages of sympathy may be sent to the family at agfhc@embarqmail.com.