Lyle H. Krueger

NORFOLK – Funeral service for Lyle H. Krueger, 98, of Norfolk, will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 24, 2026 at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Norfolk. Rev. Gretchen Enoch will be officiating the service. Following the funeral luncheon, interment will be at the Pleasant View Cemetery, rural Winside. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Thursday, also at the St. John’s Lutheran Church. Military rites will be conducted by the Roy Reed Post #252 American Legion of Winside and United States Army Honors Guard. Lyle passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2026 at his residence in Norfolk. Stonacek Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Lyle was born on February 12, 1928 in Winside, Nebraska to Frank and Anna (Fredricksen) Krueger. He attended grade school at a rural country school District #31 in Wayne County. Lyle graduated from Winside High School in 1945. He married Vernell Eckert on September 23, 1954 at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pilger, NE. To this union they had 2 daughters; Joanne and Cynthia. After marriage they farmed south of Winside. Vernell passed away in 1987. Lyle later married Germaine Wiese on September 30, 1989 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Norfolk. In 1990 Lyle and Germaine moved to Norfolk. Lyle enjoyed farming, word search books, playing cards, reading the paper, and watching game shows. He was a member of the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Norfolk and the Winside American Legion Post #252. Lyle received the Korean War Veteran recognition medal for his service in the Korean War. Survivors include his wife Germaine Krueger of Norfolk, daughters Joanne (Roy) Petersen of Stanton, Cynthia (Kevin) Gothier of Winside, 8 stepchildren Steve (Melissa) Wiese, Wanda (Brady) Anderson, Michelle (Jeff) Kostal, Lisa (Art) Kubr, Mike (Sandra) Wiese, Jeff (Stephanie) Wiese, Tom (Nicole) Wiese, Bridget (Jordec) Cramer, numerous grandchildren Clayton and Jaclyn Petersen, Erica and Todd Hanton, April Frevert, Ashley Frevert, step-grandchildren Tim Wiese, Olivia McRae, Alex Wiese, Zach Anderson, Erin Euse, Josh Kostal, Cassandra Kostal, Lucas Kubr, Jackson Wiese, Marissa Wiese, Brevin Wiese, Chloe Wiese, Dominic Wiese, Anthony Wiese, Halle Wiese, Nathan Wiese, Eliot Cramer, Ian Cramer, 6 great-grandchildren, 13 step-great-grandchildren with one on the way. He was preceded in death by his first wife Vernell Krueger, and parents Frank and Anna Krueger, granddaughter Mary Amanda Frevert, step-granddaughter Stella Cramer, brothers Dale (Lois) Krueger, and Jack (Mildred) Krueger. Casket bearers will be Clayton Petersen, Todd Hanton, Steve Wiese, Mike Wiese, Jeff Wiese, Tom Wiese, and Lucas Kubr. Honorary casket bearers will be grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Condolences may be expressed to the family on-line at www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com.

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Lyle H. Krueger

February 12, 1928 - July 18, 2026