JOHN KRUEP

PERRYVILLE -- John H. Kruep, 85, of Perryville died Monday, Aug. 31, 1998, at Perry County Memorial Hospital.

He was born May 15, 1913, in DeValls Bluff, Ark., son of Theodore H. and Margarethe Dust Kruep. He and Helen T. Kratoville were married Feb. 12, 1938, in St. Louis.

Kruep had been a salesman with LaSalle Distributing. He was a member of St. Vincent's Catholic Church.

Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Marilyn Kapp of Perryville, Judith Bradburn of Williamsburg, Va.; two sons, Raymond Kruep of Fairfax, Va., Dennis Kruep of St. Louis; a sister, Bertha Goetz of Westminster, Colo.; 15 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a brother.

Friends may call at Miller Family Funeral Home from 4-9 p.m. Friday., and Saturday from 6:30-9:50 a.m. The parish wake will be at 7 p.m. Friday, and rosary recited at 9 a.m. Saturday.

Funeral Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Vincent's Church, with the Rev. Kevin Fausz officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.