Visitation will be held Friday, November 30, 2018 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Runge Mortuary. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at St. Mark Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Mark Lutheran Church, Brittany’s Gifts or St. Alphonsus Catholic Church.
Mike was born on February 26, 1958 in Davenport, IA to Juergen and Ingrid (Heinze) Kroening. He graduated from Davenport West High School in 1976. He later went on to earn his B.A. degree in Business from the Upper Iowa University in 1991. He was employed by Case New Holland for 40 years as a marketing manager. He was united in marriage to Jane Ripslinger on November 7, 1987 in Davenport, IA.
Mike was an avid Iowa Hawkeye fan and a season ticket holder for many years. He always put his family first and loved his dogs, Charlie and Tucker. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Jane; children, Michael Kroening and Emily Kroening; parents, Juergen and Ingrid Kroening; sister, Debbie Lensmeyer; many nieces and nephews; and many great nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his grandmother, “Oma” and brother-in-law, Paul Lensmeyer.