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Melania Teresa Kuennen Kruse

Birth	:	22 Dec 1911 Saint Lucas, Fayette County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	20 Aug 1999
Burial	:	Saint Lukes Catholic Cemetery, Saint Lucas, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.0660000, -91.9296000
Description	:	Melania Teresa (Kuennen) Kruse of Saint Lucas, IA, died Aug 20, 1999. She was born Dec 22, 1911, at Saint Lucas, IA, the daughter of John H. and Theresa (Martin) Kuennen. She attended St. Luke's School in Saint Lucas, IA. On Jun 14, 1939, she was united in marriage to Neal J. Kruse, and to this union were born seven children. They farmed and lived in the Saint Lucas area all their married life. Melania was a cook at St. Luke's School and she enjoyed baking cookies for her grandchildren and playing cards. She was a member of St. Luke's... Read More	Melania Teresa (Kuennen) Kruse of Saint Lucas, IA, died Aug 20, 1999. She was born Dec 22, 1911, at Saint Lucas, IA, the daughter of John H. and Theresa (Martin) Kuennen. She attended St. Luke's School in Saint Lucas, IA. On Jun 14, 1939, she was united in marriage to Neal J. Kruse, and to this union were born seven children. They farmed and lived in the Saint Lucas area all their married life. Melania was a cook at St. Luke's School and she enjoyed baking cookies for her grandchildren and playing cards. She was a member of St. Luke's Catholic Church, Rosary Society, Cemetery Board, American Legion Auxiliary, and was a Gold Star Mother. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1960; sons, James in 1969 and Jerome and his wife, Barb in 1976; her parents; and 11 brothers and sisters. Those left to cherish her memory are two sons, Don of Saint Lucas, IA, and Jean and his wife, Glenda of Oakdale, CA; three daughters, Helen and her husband, Don Pinter of Fort Atkinson, IA, Mary and her husband, Tom Karau of Marshfield, WI, and Anne and her husband, Dale Olson of Bozeman; 14 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; one brother, Herman Kuennen of Saint Lucas, IA; and sisters and brother-in-law, Elizabeth Kuennen of New Hampshire, Emma and Katherine Kuennen, both of Lawler, IA, and Lawrence Bruch of Carroll, IA.

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Melania Teresa Kuennen Kruse's memorial is located at: Saint Lukes Catholic Cemetery, Saint Lucas, Fayette County, USA.
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Latitude: 43.0660000
Longitude: -91.9296000

Family Members:

Parent

John Henry Kuennen

(1867 - 1961)

Theresa “Tracy” Martin Kuennen

(1873 - 1958)

Spouse

Neal J Kruse

(1913 - 1960)

Siblings

Barbara Kuennen Wurzer

(1893 - 1960)

Carl Kuennen

(1894 - 1990)

Clement John “Clem” Kuennen

(1896 - 1976)

Elizabeth M. Kuennen Wurzer

(1898 - 1983)

Edward Henry Kuennen

(1902 - 1998)

Aloysius Kuennen

(1904 - 1916)

Teresa A. Kuennen Bruch

(1906 - 1983)

Clementine Mary Kuennen Blong

(1908 - 1994)

Leo Frank Kuennen

(1910 - 1987)

Conrad John “Connie” Kuennen

(1913 - 1971)

Herman Joseph Kuennen

(1915 - 2002)

Children

Helen Teresa Kruse Pinter

(1940 - unknow)

Jerome J. Kruse

(1943 - 1976)

Donald Ralph “Don” Kruse

(1944 - 2015)

PFC James Arthur Kruse

(1949 - 1969)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Saint Lucas, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0660000, -91.9296000

2. Eden Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0308960, -91.9622370

3. Eden Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0307999, -91.9621964

4. Saint Anthony of Padua Chapel Cemetery
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6. Dover Township Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0708008, -91.8392029

7. Oak Ridge Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0155983, -91.8683014

8. Saint Petr Kirchof
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Coordinate: 43.0572014, -91.8352966

9. Saint Marys Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0583000, -92.0255966

10. Waucoma Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0586014, -92.0271988

11. Saint Marys Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1205000, -91.8658000

12. Oak Lawn Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9986000, -91.9666977

13. Oak Hill Cemetery
Fort Atkinson, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1397018, -91.9353027

14. Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery
Fort Atkinson, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1425018, -91.9238968

15. Pitts Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9900017, -91.9708023

16. Saint Peters Cemetery
Fort Atkinson, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1474991, -91.9405975

17. Saint James German Lutheran Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1478000, -91.9408000

18. Boale Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9935700, -91.8451900

19. Windsor Cemetery
Hawkeye, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9644012, -91.9225006

20. Saint Rose Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0786018, -92.0678024

21. Alpha Cemetery
Alpha, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0057983, -92.0428009

22. Bethel Cemetery
Hawkeye, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9803009, -92.0218964

23. George Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0346985, -91.7818985

24. First Lutheran Church Cemetery
Military Township, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0897000, -91.7775000