Chester Leslie KRUEGER
Obituary
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA) - March 5, 1993
Deceased Name: CHESTER L. KRUEGAR, 82
STURBRIDGE - Chester L. Kruegar, 82, of 1 Kelly Road died Wednesday night in Harrington Memorial Hospital, Southbridge.
His wife, Irene L. (Abrahamson) Krueger, died in 1991. He leaves a son, Chester L. Kruegar Jr. of Webster a brother, Alfred G. Krueger of Charlton nieces and nephews. He was born in Dudley, son of Herman G. and Anna (Jesse) Kruegar, and lived here most of his life. He was an Army veteran of World War II and was taken prisoner in Europe and confined to Stalag 3B and later Stalag 7A.
Mr. Kruegar was a carpenter and had worked at American Optical Co. and the former Globe Tool & Die Co., both in Southbridge, and Pratt-Whitney Aircraft in East Hartford, Conn. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Southbridge American Ex-Prisoners of War Association, Sturbridge Chapter Disabled American Veterans and Fiskdale-Sturbridge Post, American Legion.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Daniel T. Morrill Funeral Home, 130 Hamilton St., Southbridge. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Southbridge. Calling hours at the funeral home are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 308, Southbridge 01550, or the Cardiac Care Unit, Harrington Memorial Hospital, 100 South St., Southbridge 01550.
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