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After a courageous battle with esophageal cancer, Yvonne Krueger of Brillion, died on Wednesday, July 28, at the Waupun Christian Home in Waupun. Yvonne was born Sept. 3, 1935, on a farm outside of Forest Junction. She graduated as salutatorian from Chilton High School in 1953. She then earned her degree in elementary education from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in 1957. She started her teaching career in Manitowoc. On Aug. 15, 1959, she married Eugene Krueger at St. Martin Lutheran Church in Chilton. She started teaching at Brillion Elementary Schools in 1959 and taught there until her retirement in 1999. Although she retired, her deep passion for education continued. She was the District Director for the Wisconsin Retired Educator Association and was the Secretary of the Calumet County Retired Educators. She was also an active volunteer at the Endries' Performing Arts Center at the Billion High School and was one of the charter members of the Brillion Red Hats. She attended St. Bartholomew Lutheran Church and was the children's choir director for many years. Survivors include her daughter Karyn and son-in-law: Tom Radek of Cary, IL and their children, Kaysi and Robby, her daughter: Beth and son-in-law: Kory Volbright of Oakfield, WI and their children, Kaitlyn and Kennedy. Other survivors include a sister-in-law: Rita Krueger of Potter, a brother and sister-in-law: Earl & Vernice of Potter, and a brother-in-law Lloyd Krueger of South Carolina. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Krueger, a daughter, Kay Krueger, her parents, Cornelius and Lucille Kosmosky, her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Theodor and Selma Krueger, and a sister, June Kosmosky. Funeral service was held Monday, Aug. 2, at St. Bartholomew Lutheran Church in Brillion. Burial was in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Brillion.
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