Richard Brown Kroeger

Buzz was originally born in Minnesota, but grew up in Scarsdale, New York. He attended The Hackley School in Tarrytown, NY, and during this time in high school met his future wife on March 13, 1948 when she was part of a group he was picking up for a dance. They were married three years later in 1951. Buzz graduated from John Hopkins University with a B. A. Degree in 1952. He initially worked for J.C. Penny and Pillsbury, and then had a long career with Western Electric in New York City and Syracuse, NY where he was Senior Executive in Management and Accounting. His early years after marriage were in Briarcliff Manor and Sleepy Hollow, NY where he was a longtime member of All Saints Episcopal Church in Briarcliff. He would later live in Syracuse and Manhassett, NY. He ultimately retired and moved to North Carolina in 1987. In retirement, he enjoyed playing tennis and golf, landscaping his home, family gatherings at the beach in nearby Emerald Isle and at Big Moose Lake in the Adirondacks, his dogs Jordan and Polly, holiday celebrations with his children and grandchildren, and watching NY Yankee baseball and Hopkins Lacrosse games.

Buzz is predeceased by his wife, Jane Kennedy Kroeger; daughter, Cynthia Jane Kroeger; and a sister, Letita Denman.

Surviving are his sons, Richard James “Jamie” Kroeger (Michele) and Michael John Kroeger [Judy]; daughter, Ann K. Smiley [Lee]; and grandchildren: Kevin “Kip” Kroeger (Tara), Ali Page (Brett), Leslie Wilson (Ben), Greg Kroeger (Lauren), Lauren Post (Bobby), Cindy Kroeger, and Richard Smiley. Survivors also include eight great grandchildren.

Arrangements by Cotten Funeral Home & Crematory. Online condolences may be made to the Kroeger Family at www.cottenfuneralhome.com