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© Enid News & Eagle
25 April 2019
Submitted by: Glenn

Thank You For Your Service!

John Kenneth Kruse

January 8, 1920 ~ April 23, 2019

John Kenneth Kruse, 99, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center.

He was born January 8, 1920, in Nash, Oklahoma, to Frank and Helen (Hutcheson) Kruse.

John was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Southwest Pacific area.

He married Ora Mae Ditamore December 31, 1942, in Monterey, California. She passed away in Hutchinson, Kansas, on January 15, 1968.

John then married Margaret Gillilan June 28, 1969, in Hutchinson, Kansas, where they made their home until moving to Hays, Kansas, in 1989. In August 2011, they moved to Jackson, Missouri, to be near family.

He is survived by one sister, Kathleen Wayman of Nash, Oklahoma; daughter, Kim (Randy) Webster of Cape Girardeau, Missouri; two granddaughters, Mollie (Bryan) Austin of Jackson, Missouri, and Megan (Seth) Fortenberry of Waco, Texas; five great-grandchildren; two nephews of Nash, Oklahoma.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Ora Mae, and second wife, Margaret, December 12, 2016.

John's great joy was fishing and cheering for his granddaughters as they participated in sports. He was an active church member wherever they made their home.

There will be no services at this time.

Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, has been entrusted with his arrangements.

Online condolences may be shared at www.fordandsonsfuneralhome.com. 

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