Della Marie Kruckenberg 1921-2012

KRUCKENBERG, BORLAND, STEELE, GILLESPIE, MASTBERGEN, JOHNSON

Posted By: Darcy Schultz (email)
Date: 3/26/2012 at 02:41:46

In Memory of Della Marie Kruckenberg

Born: March 2, 1921
Died: March 16, 2012
Age: 91
SERVICES
Services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at the church of Christ in Sutherland, Iowa.
OFFICIATING
Pastor John Erickson
CASKET BEARERS
Aaron Kilts
Nicholas Stettnichs
Jason Mastbergen
Shane Klaassen
Larry Espey
Wade Weaver
Jacob Lundquist
VISITATION
Visitation will begin after 5:00 P.M., with the family present from 6:00 - 8:00 P.M., Monday night at the funeral home in Sutherland.
MUSIC
"The Old Rugged Cross"
"God Will Take Care Of You"
By Steve Steele

ORGANIST: Mary Back
INTERMENT
Harrison Township Cemetery
May City, Iowa
1:30 P.M., Tuesday following the lunch at the church.

Della Marie Kruckenberg
March 2, 1921 - March 16, 2012
Della Marie Kruckenberg, the daughter of Silas Frank and Della Ida (Borland) Steele, was born on March 2, 1921, in Sutherland, IA, where she was raised and received her early education, graduating from Sutherland High School in 1941.

On September 1, 1949, Della married Herbert Kruckenberg, in Hartley, IA. Following their marriage, they lived on a farm northeast of Sutherland. Della loved living on the farm and raising her family. She worked as a nurse's aide in the nursing homes in Sutherland, Cherokee and Primghar. In her younger years, she enjoyed having a big garden and canning a lot of tomatoes. She was a great cook. Della loved spending time with her friends having lunch and coffee.

Della passed away on March 16, 2012, at the Sanford Senior Care in Sheldon, IA, where she has been living the last 5 years. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two brothers: Harold and Silas Steele; one sister, Ruth Gillespie; and sister-in-law, Maxine Steele.

Left to cherish her memory are her two daughters: Lillian Mastbergen and husband, James of Sheldon, IA, and Carol Johnson and husband, Richard of Oelwein, IA; two sons: Rodney and Neal and his wife, Robin of George, IA; 5 grandchildren: Tracey (Aaron) Kilts, Jason Mastbergen, Nicholas Stettnichs, Cody Kruckenberg and Nicole (Shane) Klaassen; 7 great-grandchildren; one brother, Robert Steele of Hartley, IA; brother-in-law, Wayne Gillespie of Hartley, IA, sisters-in-law, Doris Steele of Sutherland, IA and Phylis Steele of Aberdeen, SD; other relatives and many friends.

Source of Obit: Warner Funeral Home, Sutherland, IA