William Meers Kroger Sr.

KROGER, WILLIAM MEERS, SR.; age 98; died August 9, 2012. A resident of Rochester Hills since 2006, he lived in Huntington Woods from 1953 to 1962. He was born October 24, 1913 in Washington, DC. A journalist for 45 years, he began his career in 1932 in Washington. His reporting focus was on aviation, business and marketing. He joined the McGraw Hill Company in 1945 and his career led him to positions in New York and Michigan. He established the Detroit Bureau of Business Week Magazine in 1953. He was among five journalists who established the Detroit Press Club in 1958, he served as its first Treasurer. He is a member of Sigma Delta Chi journalism fraternity. He moved to New York in 1962 to become marketing editor for Business Week. He retired in 1977 and moved to Warrenton, VA. He is a Past Grand Knight of the Father Veger Council 5561, Knights of Columbus which is affiliated with St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Warrenton. He is survived by two sons, William M., Jr. (Jean) of Oakland Township and Michael J. (Connie) of Antioch, TN; and a daughter, Patricia A. Holmgaard of Rochester. Also surviving are six grandchildren, Christopher J. Kroger, Alice Kroger Marrinan, James A. Kroger, Laura Kroger, Amanda Kroger and Adam Kroger and nine great grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, Margaret in 1979; a son, Jay P. in 2000; and two grandchildren, David D. Kroger and William M. Kroger III in 1978. Mr. Kroger will Lie in State at St. Andrew's Catholic Church, 1400 Inglewood Street, Rochester from 9 a.m. until the Funeral Mass at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, August 13, 2012. Arrangements by Potere-Modetz Funeral Home, 339 Walnut Blvd., Rochester. He will be buried in Warrenton, Virginia.
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