Cheryl Leone Krueger

May 1, 1957 - November 11, 2017

Cheryl Leone Krueger, age 60, of Dassel, died, Saturday, November 11, 2017, at her home. A memorial service will be held on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Dassel with the Rev. Laurie O'Shea officiating. The interment of the urn will take place on a later date at the Lake Arvilla Cemetery in rural Dassel. There will be a time to gather with the family from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening at the Johnson Funeral Home in Dassel and an hour prior to the service on Thursday at the Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Dassel. Cheryl Leone (Grot) Krueger, the daughter of Alexander and Elaine (Norby) Grot, was born on May 1, 1957, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Cheryl grew up in the St. Louis Park area and graduated from the St. Louis Park High School in 1975. Cheryl was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith and was presently a member of the Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Dassel at the time of her death. On August 21, 1976, Cheryl was united in marriage to Darryl Krueger at the Gethsemane Lutheran Church in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Together they made their home on the shores of Lake Arvilla, near Dassel for the past 40 years. She was a hard worker and had been employed at American Time and Signal and was an Inventory Specialist at Crest Healthcare. She also spent a couple years working at Cowgirl Tuff Co. as a customer service rep, but her favorite passion was as a wife, mother, grandmother and sister. Cheryl was full of life, she was kind, graceful, loving, determined and a fighter. She spent many hours fishing on Lake Arvilla or just sitting by the lake. She loved board games and could often be found shaking dice in a good game of Yahtzee. She enjoyed traveling to Florida and seeing the sights and experiencing Walt Disney World with her children and grandchildren. For the past seven years the family has spent time at the Rainbow Resort in Waubun, Minnesota. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and sister who took great care of her family and was always willing to lend a hand wherever she was needed. She enjoyed going to her grandchildren's events, be it a dance recital or a hockey game, she enjoyed them all. She will be missed by her family and her friends. Cheryl is survived by her husband, Darryl Krueger of Dassel, two sons, Alan (Rebecca) Krueger of Farmington, Kevin Krueger of Dassel, three grandchildren, Brian Krueger, Brooklynn Krueger and Dawson Krueger, and a brother, Ray (Jean) Grot of Sauk Rapids. Cheryl was preceded in death by her son, Darryl Alexander Krueger and her parents, Alexander and Elaine Grot.