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- Edgar Kroening,
active in politics, dies at 61.
WHEATFIELD-Edgar Kroening, who was active in various Niagara County and Wheatfield groups and boards. died Friday July I. 1994) at his residence. He was 61.
Mr. Kroening, of Lockport Road. was a member of the Wheatfield Town Board, Wheatfield Zoning Board of Appeals and the Starpoint School Board. among other activities. Town of Wheatfield Supervisor Terry Kuehn called Mr. Kroening's death "a great loss" to both the town and its residents.
ÒI found it was a pleasure to work with him,Ó Kuehn said. ÒI always found him to be an honest and sincere person. He always put the people first in the town when making his decisions. He'll be a great loss to the people of Wheatfield and the town government. Mr. Kroening was born May 2, 1933, in Wheatfield, the son of Albert and Elizabeth (Haseley) Kroening.
He was a lifelong resident of Wheatfield and a dairy farmer.
Among his other activities: He was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Sanborn; exempt member of the Shawnee Volunteer Fire Co.; elder and trustee of St. Peter's Lutheran Church; former Wheatfield dog warden; former member of the board of directors of the Niagara County Milk Co-op; Wheatfield Republican Committeeman; and a former member of the Agricultural Stabilization Conservation County & Town Group. Mr. Kroening is survived by his wife, Jane M. (Wendt) Kroening of Wheatfield; a daughter, Brenda Kline of Sanborn; two sons, Gerald Kroening and Mark Kroening, both of Sanborn; two brothers, Clarence Kroening and Albert "Jr." Kroening, both of Sanborn; six grandchildren: and several nieces and nephews.
He was the brother of the late Arnold Kroening,
Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz, Wheatfield. The Rev. Allen Griep will conduct services at II a.m. Tuesday in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 6167 Walmore Road. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wheatfield. Memorials may be made to the St. Peter's Lutheran School or Church.
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Buffalo News, The (NY) - July 3, 1994
Services for Edgar Kroening, a former Wheatfield councilman and Starpoint School Board member, will be held at 11 A.M. Tuesday in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 6167 Walmore Road. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Kroening, 61, died Friday (July 1, 1994) at his home on Lockport Road after a long illness.
The dairy farmer and lifelong Wheatfield resident currently was a member of the town's Zoning Board of Appeals.
He previously served a year as a councilman and one term on the School Board.
He also served as the town's dog warden, a member of the board of directors for the Niagara County Milk Cooperative, a Republican town committeeman, a committeeman of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation System for the county and town, and an elder and trustee at St. Peter's Lutheran Church.
He was an exempt member of the Shawnee Volunteer Fire Company.
Survivors include his wife, Jane M.; a daughter, Brenda Kline; two sons, Gerald and Mark; two brothers, Clarence and Albert Jr.; and six grandchildren.
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