Mildred Irene Van Newkirk Kruse

Daughter of William Milton Van Newkirk (a.k.a. Newkirk) and Caroline Julia "Lena" Kumlehn

• 1st Husband: [Smith]
• 2nd Husb: William Harry Kruse (1904-1972)

Mother of Thomas William Eric Smith (1923-1986) --------------------------------------------------
Kruse--On April 13, 1973, at her residence, Edgewater, Md., Mildred I., widow of William H. Kruse. Funeral on Tuesday, April 17, at 2:30 P.M., at the Taylor Funeral Chapel, 147 Gloucester street, Annapolis, Md. Interment in Hillcrest Cemetery. [The Baltimore Sun. Monday, April 16, 1973. Page C10]
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Mrs. Mildred I. Kruse, 68, of 1822 Shore Drive, Edgewater, died Friday at her home. Death was attributed to heart failure. Born in Baltimore, she was the widow of William H. Kruse. Mrs. Kruse was a member of the Powerettes of Annapolis and the Ladies of BPOE Lodge 622. She is survived by a son, Thomas W. E. Smith of New Braunfels, Texas; two brothers, William Van Newkirk of Frostburg and Milton Van Newkirk of Baltimore; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. ... [The Evening Capital (Annapolis, MD). Monday, April 16, 1973. Page 5]

• *********************************** Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181837449/Mildred-Irene-Kruse

Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 December 2017), memorial page for Mildred Irene Van Newkirk Kruse (30 Mar 1905–13 Apr 1973), Find A Grave Memorial no. 181837449, citing Hillcrest Memorial Gardens and Chapel Mausoleum, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by ziaref (contributor 47679000) .