Statler Family Obituaries
Kruep, Helen T. (nee Kratochvil)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Helen T. Kruep, 97, of Perryville died Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, at Independence Care Center.
She was born Oct. 27, 1915, in St. Louis, to Frank and Magdalena Hassler Kratochvil. She and John Herman Kruep were married Feb. 12, 1938, in St. Louis. He preceded her in death Aug. 31, 1998.
Helen was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, and the ministry of praise. She was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan. She loved spending time with her family and friends at family gatherings, and was a talented artist who loved art and painting.
Survivors include a daughter, Marilyn (Jim) Kapp of Perryville; two sons, Raymond (Nancy) Kruep of Fairfax Station, Va., and Dennis (Susan) Kruep of St. Louis; a son-in-law, Thomas Bradburn of Williamsburg, Va.; 15 grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a daughter, Judith Bradburn; a great-grandchild; two brothers; and a sister.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday and from 6:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. Friday at Miller Family Funeral Home. Parish prayers will be at 7 p.m. Thursday. The rosary will be recited at noon Friday.
Funeral Mass will be at 1 p.m. Friday at St. Vincent de Paul Church, with the Rev. Milton Ryan officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to St. Vincent de Paul Parish.
Printed in the Tuesday, October 1, 2013 edition of the Southeast Missourian, Cape Girardeau, MO
A funeral will be held Friday, October 4 for 97-year-old Helen T. Kruep of Perryville who died Sept. 26, 2013 at Independence Care Center in Perryville.
She was born Oct. 27, 1915 in St. Louis, the daughter of Frank Kratochvil and Magdalena Hassler Kratochvil who both preceded her in death.
She married John Herman Kruep on Feb. 12, 1938 in St. Louis. He preceded her in death on Aug. 31, 1998.
She is survived by a daughter: Marilyn (Jim) Kapp of Perryville; two sons: Raymond (Nancy) Kruep of Fairfax Station, Virginia and Dennis (Susan) Kruep of St. Louis; a son in law: Thomas Bradburn of Williamsburg, Virginia; 15 grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by a daughter, a great grandchild, two brothers, and a sister.
Helen was a homemaker.
She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, and the ministry of praise.
She was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan.
She loved spending time with her family and friends at family gatherings, she was also a talented artist who loved art and painting.
Visitation will be from 5-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013 and 6:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. Friday, October 4 at the Miller Family Funeral Home in Perryville.
Parish prayers will be said at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
The rosary will be recited at noon Friday at the funeral home.
A funeral mass for 97-year-old Helen T. Kruep of Perryville will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, October 4, 2013 at the St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville. The Rev. Milton Ryan, CM will officiate. Burial will be in the Mount Hope Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to St. Vincent de Paul Parish.
Printed in the Sun-Times Newspaper, Perryville, MO
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