Gene Alan Kruckenberg
September 29, 1951 — July 13, 2017
Gene Alan Kruckenberg, 65, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, July 13, 2017, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Visitation: 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Monday, July 17, 2017, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Service: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 18, 2017, with an hour visitation prior to the service, at the funeral home. Entombment: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include his wife, Patty Kruckenberg of Cedar Rapids; sons, Kyle Kruckenberg of Des Moines, Iowa, Eric (Joan) Kruckenberg of Gaithersburg, Maryland, Mark (Brooke) Westemeier of Chandler, Arizona and Matt Westemeier of Urbandale, Iowa; grandchildren, Tyton Westemeier, Jonah Westemeier, Cameron Westemeier, Rowan Westemeier, Evangeline Kruckenberg, and Joseph Kruckenberg; sisters, Linda Yuska of Fishers, Indiana and Pam (Virgil) Vranek of Chelsea, Iowa; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and brother-in-law, Duane Yuska.
Gene was born on September 29, 1951, in Belle Plaine, Iowa, son of Leon and Arlene (Kavalier) Kruckenberg. He was a graduate of Benton Community High School. On May 9, 1992, Gene and Patty (Sanders) were united in marriage in Cedar Rapids. Gene worked at Whirlpool in Amana, Iowa, for 42 years before retiring in 2014. He was an avid Iowa Hawkeye fan. Gene enjoyed tailgating at football games and was a football season ticket holder since 1978. He enjoyed golfing and during the winter going to Phoenix with his wife. Gene especially enjoyed going to his grandkids sporting events and spending time with them.
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Survivors include his wife, Patty Kruckenberg of Cedar Rapids; sons, Kyle Kruckenberg of Des Moines, Iowa, Eric (Joan) Kruckenberg of Gaithersburg, Maryland, Mark (Brooke) Westemeier of Chandler, Arizona and Matt Westemeier of Urbandale, Iowa; grandchildren, Tyton Westemeier, Jonah Westemeier, Cameron Westemeier, Rowan Westemeier, Evangeline Kruckenberg, and Joseph Kruckenberg; sisters, Linda Yuska of Fishers, Indiana and Pam (Virgil) Vranek of Chelsea, Iowa; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and brother-in-law, Duane Yuska.
Gene was born on September 29, 1951, in Belle Plaine, Iowa, son of Leon and Arlene (Kavalier) Kruckenberg. He was a graduate of Benton Community High School. On May 9, 1992, Gene and Patty (Sanders) were united in marriage in Cedar Rapids. Gene worked at Whirlpool in Amana, Iowa, for 42 years before retiring in 2014. He was an avid Iowa Hawkeye fan. Gene enjoyed tailgating at football games and was a football season ticket holder since 1978. He enjoyed golfing and during the winter going to Phoenix with his wife. Gene especially enjoyed going to his grandkids sporting events and spending time with them.
Please share a memory of Gene at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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