Shirley Jo Krueger, 84, died Thursday,
Aug. 25, 2022, at her home in North Newton.
She was born on May 12, 1938, in
Hartford, the daughter of John W. and Mabel Holt Freeman.
She married John William Krueger, Jr.,
on June 19, 1954. With John serving in the military, they lived in
several places. After he was discharged from the service, they moved
to Emporia in the late 1950s.
John died on April 24, 1999. Shirley
continued to live in Emporia and eventually settled in the Newton
area in 2009.
Survivors include her sons, John
Krueger and wife Vicki of Central City, Neb., and Jason Krueger and
wife Sara of Nebraska City, Neb.; two daughters Tamara Shaw and
husband John of Newton, and Teresa Day and husband Scott of Ozawkie;
one brother Charles Freeman of Clinton, Mo.; one sister Barbara Boyd
of Columbus, Ind.; 17 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Shirley was preceded in death by her
parents; husband; three sons, James, Fredrick and Robert. She is also
preceded in death by her siblings Kathryn Bass, Howard Freeman, ?Jay?
Freeman, Ralph Freeman, Richard Freeman, Donald Freeman, Dale
Freeman, Maxine Herrin, Patty Hutchinson and Betty Pruitt, and an
infant brother Robert Freeman.
The casket was open at Broadway
Colonial Funeral Home on Monday, Aug. 29, 1-8 p.m., where the family
will receive friends between 6-7:30 p.m.
Funeral services was at 10 a.m.,
Tuesday, Aug. 30, at First Baptist Church in Newton.
Graveside services and interment were
at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 30, at the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Emporia.
Condolences may be left at
www.broadwaycolonialfh.com
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial
Funeral Home, Newton.
