William Kruger
October 27, 1931 – January 7, 2020
William Kruger, of Saskatoon, SK
passed peacefully on January 7, 2020 at the age of 88.
William was the devoted husband of Helen Kruger (nee Zacharias), the loving father of Charles Kruger (Linda), Marlene (Tim, 2019) Wiebe and Margaret (Mike) Kruger-Harder and the adoring grandfather of Nathan (Morgan), Daniel (Manjit) and Matthew (Casey) Kruger, Emily (Mike), Steve and Mike Wiebe and Richard Harder. Also survived by his sister, Edna Thiessen, sisters and brothers in law Viola Kruger, Helen Zacharias, Menno and Leona Enns, and Isaac and Loretta Zacharias.
William was also predeceased by his parents and parents in law Isaac and Justina Kruger and Isaac and Suzanna Zacharias, and brothers and brothers and sisters in law, Peter and Elizabeth Kruger, Isaac Kruger, Abe and Tina Kruger, Melita Zacharias, Werner and Elsie Zacharias and Irwin Zacharias.
Bill was a lifelong educator and
pastor in Mennonite communities in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario.
His devotion to his family, the church and its educational institutions was
unflagging and he will be remembered and dearly missed by many. Bill was known and
loved for his abilities to connect with anyone, to mentor and inspire, to hold
an audience for long theological and historical talks, to playfully lighten the
mood, to sing in a beautiful operatic tenor voice and so much more that made him
a uniquely gifted man.
Visitation will take place in the Fellowship Centre at Bethany Manor, 110 La Ronge Road, Saskatoon, on Friday, January 10, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. A Service in Celebration of Bill’s Life will be held at Nutana Park Mennonite Church, 1701 Ruth Street East, Saskatoon, SK on Saturday, January 11 at 2:00 p.m. Cremation has taken place.
For those who wish, Bill asked that donations be made in his memory to Menno Simons Christian School, Rosthern Junior College, Westgate Mennonite Collegiate, Mennonite Collegiate Institute or Rockway Mennonite Collegiate.
Arrangements entrusted to Katrina Funk – DALMENY FUNERAL HOME 306-254-202
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of William Kruger 2020..
Death notice for the town of: Dalmeny, Province: Saskatchewan