She was born September 26, 1949 to Doris and Marvin Kruse in Oak Park, Illinois and grew up in Bridgeview, Illinois.
She worked as a Bookkeeper for Illinois Schools and moved to Colorado in 1979 and worked in the Aurora Schools as a bookkeeper until 2005. She loved needlepoint and serving her Church as a bookkeeper at Hope Lutheran Church in Aurora, CO.
She was survived by her brother Marvin C Kruse Jr. of Aurora, CO, two nieces, and two nephews and thirteen grand nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father and mother Marvin and Doris Kruse of Aurora, CO and her sister Linda Sedmera of Crestview, FL.
Funeral service will be held at Hope Lutheran Church, Aurora, CO on November 24 at 10:00 AM.