KRUGER, William C. - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

William C. (Bill) Kruger, 78, of Danville Route 5, Covington Road, a former city and state police officer and a former restaurateur, died at 3:50 am today (Jan. 22, 1968) in St. Elizabeth Hospital where he had been a patient since Oct. 23. He had been in ill health 10 years. Born July 27, 1889, in Dubois, Pa., he was a son of Fred and Sarah Jane Thomas Kruger. His schooling was at Dubois. He came to Danville in 1906 and was first employed in area mines. He was then employed by the Artificial Ice Co. He became a member of the Danville Police Department in 1923 and was a state trooper from 1929 until 1933. Mr. Kruger then entered the restaurant business and first operated the Airport Inn and then the Blue Bird Inn. He operated the I-I Steak House for 10 years. He was married in June of 1947 in Crawfordsville to Leona Wills, who survives. Also surviving are two brothers, Paul, Danville, and Frank of Seattle, Wash., and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Kruger was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. He was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church and the Moose Lodge of St. Louis. His hobby was gardening. Services will be at 1:30 pm Wednesday at the Pape Memorial Home. The Rev. Lyle Muller will officiate. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery. Friends will be received at the funeral home 7-9 tonight and 2-4 and 7-9 pm Tuesday.  -- typed by Barbara B

Veedersburg - Funeral rites for William Kiger were held at the Fishero Funeral Home Wednesday afternoon with Rev. Harry Hybarger of Rockville officiating. Mrs. Gretchen Minnick was organist. Serving as pallbearers and assisting with flowers were Leroy Crowder, Donald Carpenter, William McIntosh, John Allen, Jack Moore, Lawrence Booe, Glen Rogers and Joe Holt. Lloyd Ellis and Harold Sweet were honorary pallbearers. Masonic rites were held at the Bonebrake Cemetery.