Sandra Underhill Kruger (1951-2009)
KRUGER, UNDERHILL, RYAN, NICHOLS, CHEHADEH, MILLS
Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 12/25/2009 at 15:22:02
THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Tuesday, December 22, 2009.
Sandra Underhill Kruger, of Ames, died Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, suddenly at her home. Memorial services are pending at Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care in Ames. Online condolences may be sent to www.grandonfuneralandcremationcare.com.
THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Wednesday, December 23, 2009.
Sandy (Underhill) Kruger passed away suddenly in her home at 1520 Duff Ave., in Ames, early Monday morning, Dec. 21, 2009. A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010, at First United Methodist Church in Ames.
Sandy, daughter of Robert and Marge Underhill, was born in Ames July 26, 1951. She graduated from Ames High School in 1969, enrolled at Iowa State University where she was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority.
After graduating from ISU with a major in English and speech, Sandy married Jim Ryan. Sandy had editing jobs in Chicago and Florida before moving to Los Angeles where she became secretary and research assistant to Irving Wallace, noted novelist and Hollywood screenwriter. When her husband was transferred to the Northwest, Sandy went with him. Soon afterwards they divorced, but Sandy stayed in Oregon and became actively involved with the Oregon Writers Association. She stayed in Oregon and, with Rick Kruger, founded an editing service named Creative Characters. Their successful business helped novice and established writers of both fiction and non-fiction. In addition, Sandy began working for the city of Beaverton, Ore., where she eventually was promoted to city clerk.
In 1992, Sandy returned to her beloved hometown and became city clerk of Ames until her early retirement. To the joy of their families, she and Rick Kruger were married May 23, 2000. The ceremony was held in Clarinda at the birthplace home of Big Band trombonist Glenn Miller.
Sandy enjoyed the outdoors, especially fishing, and had a lifelong love for animals, particularly cats and horses.
She was preceded in death by her mother in 2003.
Sandy Kruger enriched the lives of all who knew her, including three nephews, Joss Nichols, of Washington, D.C., Travis Nichols, of Chicago, Ill., and Chris Chehadeh, of St. Paul, Minn.; two nieces, Caitlin Mills, of Ames, and Maia Chehadeh, of Eden Prairie, Minn.; and one great-niece, Willa Sue Nichols, of Washington, D.C. Other close relatives include her sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Pam and Chad Chehadeh, of St. Paul, Minn.
Sandy leaves behind her beloved husband, Rick, her father, Robert Underhill, and her sister, Susan Mills and her husband, Ken Mills, all of Ames. Her memory is honored by many friends and her family.
Memorials may be given to the family for Sandy’s favorite charities. Online condolences may be sent to www.grandonfuneralandcremationcare.com.
Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care is assisting the family.
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