- Date Of Birth: February 18, 1950
- Date Of Death: July 29, 2016
- State: Michigan
Mary Louise Kruger passed away on Friday, July 29, 2016 at the age of 66. She was born on February 18, 1950 in Detroit, MI the daughter of Robert and Agnes (Donaldson) Grant. She received her bachelor’s degree from Wayne State University. Mary moved to Kalamazoo in the 1990s where she worked as a Geriatric Psychiatric Music Therapist at the Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital for over 26 years before retiring.
She was a member of St. Michael Lutheran Church where she was active in mission projects and was co-author of the first contemporary hymnal for the church. Mary was a member of the Kalamazoo Singers and earned her certificate as a Master Gardener. Mary was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband John Trolly, two brothers, Richard and George Grant; a sister-in-law, Carol Grant, a niece, Linda Zuilkowski and in-laws, Rev. Frank and Esther Kruger. On May 26, 2007 Mary married Lauren F. Kruger who survives.
Also surviving are five brothers, Donald (Shirley) Grant, James (Judy) Grant, Larry Grant, Raymond (Jeannine) Grant and Ed (Cindy) Grant; two sisters-in-law, Valerie Grant and Gerry Grant; a brother-in-law, Captain Wayne (CWO4 Becky) Kruger USN (Ret); 17 nieces and nephews, Fran (Danny) Murphy, Tina (Patrick) Collings, Carrie Grant, Cathy (Steve) Allen, Suzie (Ed) Dowell, Jim Grant, Debbie (Gary) Williams, Gail Bohnwagoner, Kenny Bohnwagoner, Joe Grant, Terry Grant, Amanda (Mark) Zabkiewicz, Thomas Grant, Louis Senia-Grant, Danny Grant, Samantha Grant and Allison (Kruger) & Dr. Ryan Churchill.
