MARY ANN KRUEGER

KRUEGER MARY ANN E. KRUEGER (nee Anton), age 85. Our Mom received her angel wings Thursday, May 7, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Donald. Loving mother of Donna Dreher (Ronald, deceased), Joseph, Michael (Jennifer), Mary Ann Messina (Anthony), Theresa (deceased), Diane (deceased), Alice Liskay (Michael), Donald (Sandra) and Davey (deceased). Cherished grandmother of Brian, Julie (David), Deborah, Shelley (Rob), Douglas, Joseph (Katey), Angela (Josh), Meredith (Guillermo), Adrienne, Lucy, Nicole (Kevin), Shannyn (John), Michael and Rebecca (Michael); great grandmother of Sam, Sarah, Marin, Alexa, Dominic, Matthew, Derek, Emma and Tyler. Dear sister of Joseph Anton (Mildred) and the following deceased; Gertrude Palker (John), Paul Anton (Dorothy), Ben Anton (Rita), Rosemary Bannon (Ted) and Richard Anton (deceased). Dear sister in law of Marilyn McCullough (Byron, deceased) and Rosemary Anton. Also survived by nieces, nephews and many dear friends. Mary Ann Krueger is a one-of-a-kind woman who attracted love wherever she went and with whomever she engaged in conversation. She had a gift of connecting with anyone and everyone she talked to. She was truly interested in people, their families, their joys, and their concerns. People trusted her from the start and opened up to her. She loved her family unconditionally, a love that she learned through her faith in the love of Jesus Christ. She could not say anything cruel or negative about a person and found the positive light in any situation. She survived many personal losses in her life and learned how to accept them through the trust and love she had in Jesus Christ. Even through the last several years of coping with personal illness, her love and grace became stronger. Above all, she loved to nurture the relationships among her husband, children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and extended family. It was her life. Acknowledging her children as individuals, she referred to them as flowers, different and beautiful. She felt that her job as mother was never done and above all else wanted her children to get along and resolve differences peacefully and with love. In her final days, she was surrounded by her children, their spouses, her grandchildren, their spouses, and pet puppies, who loved her too. She stayed engaged with them even though she was fading in and out of consciousness. Even in her last days, her true self was revealed in her tender care for others. She had a difficult time leaving us as she kept wondering if she could do anything else while physically here. But be as her body was giving up, she realized that she can continue to do her work from heaven. She loved angels and valued them as messengers of the Lord teaching us on Earth. She has built a collection of angels- of statues, pictures, ornaments and figurinesa