Lonnie Dean Krueger passed peacefully into the arms of his loving Savior, Jesus Christ, at his home with his loving wife by his side on Feb. 22, 2023 after a five-year courageous battle with cancer.

Lonnie was the third child of four born to Burdet and Joyce (Rodeman) Krueger in Akron on Dec. 20, 1956. As an infant the family moved to their home in Amherst, where he and his siblings, cousins and friends enjoyed so many adventures and fun memories together. He attended grade school in Amherst until its closing and then attended school in Holyoke for junior high and high school.

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