Meredith-----Thomas A. Krueger, 79, of 21 Upper Mile Point Drive, died at the Golden View Health Care Center, Meredith on Tuesday, May 18, 2010.
Mr. Krueger was born February 18, 1931 in Harvey, Illinois, the son of Donald E. and Edna L. (Andersen) Krueger.
Mr. Krueger graduated with both a B.S. and B.A. Degrees from Boston University in 1962 and worked for thirty-two years with the Massachusetts Electric Co. before retiring in 1993.
Mr. Krueger served in the US Army and served sixteen months in Korea.
Mr. Krueger lived in New Hampton for several years before moving to Laconia in 2007. He was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church and a member of the Knights of Columbus, Council #6064 in Georgetown, Mass. He loved fly fishing for trout and salmon, striped bass fishing and bird hunting with his dog. He was always his happiest when he could spend time at his family farm in New Hampton, N.H. He was a member of Corporate Speakers Bureau, past president of the Saugus, Mass. Rotary Club and Past Grand Knight. He was an advanced ham radio operator.
Mr. Krueger is survived by his wife of 44 years, Roxana Caldwell Cowles Krueger, of Meredith; two sons, William T. Krueger of Sandwich and Michael E. Krueger of Bowling Green, Ohio and four grandchildren, Brett, Lilly, Jackson and Logan. He was predeceased by his parents.
There are no calling hours
A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 12:00pm(Noon) in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H.
Burial will be at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, 110 Daniel Webster Highway, Boscawen, N. H.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to New Hampshire Catholic Charities, Inc., 215 Myrtle Street, Manchester, N. H. 03104.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H. is in charge of the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.