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Robert Kruesel
1937 - 2008
Robert
P. Kruesel, 70, of Watertown, passed away Tuesday
afternoon, Feb. 12, 2008, at St. Luke's Hospital in Milwaukee.
Funeral services will be held at the Hafemeister Funeral Home on Saturday at 11 a.m. with Father Thomas Marr of St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Watertown officiating.
Burial will be in Oak Hill
Cemetery in Watertown.
Family
and friends may call to pay their respects at the funeral home on Saturday from
9 a.m. until the time of the service.
Robert
was born in Milwaukee on Aug. 22, 1937, son of Paul and Adeline (Groth) Kruesel.
On
Feb. 9, 1957, he married Jacquelin J. Reed at St.
Joseph's Church in Richwood. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War
and had been employed at Friskee's Pet Care in
Jefferson, retiring after 43 years of employment.
Robert
was a member of St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Watertown. He was also a
member of the Teamsters Union.
He
loved spending time with his grandchildren, was an avid hunter and fisherman,
and enjoyed the Green Bay Packers and NASCAR racing. Robert also loved his
dogs, Baby Girl and LuLu.
Survivors
include his wife, Jacquelin Kruesel
of Watertown; his five children, Kimberly Kruesel of
Watertown, Thomas (Lisa) Kruesel of Waterloo, Melissa
(fiancé, Todd Schultz) Kruesel of Watertown, Nicole
(Daniel) Lawton of Waterloo and Patrick Kruesel of
Watertown; seven grandchildren, Amanda Lawton, Taylor and Jeremy Brunk, Joseph Schultz, Sarah Kruesel,
Courtney and Camerin Kruesel;
one great-grandchild, Treyven Brunk;
sisters and brothers, Donald (Carol) Kruesel of
Watertown, Betty Ann Blasing of Oconto, Richard
(Judy) Kruesel of Watertown, Beverly Manke of Watertown and Dennis (Ellen) Kruesel
of Tomah; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Robert's
parents preceded him in death.
Hafemeister Funeral Home 611 E. Main St. Watertown