Steven M. "Steve" Krueger

1977 - 2018

Steven M. "Steve" Krueger, 40, of Quincy, died at 7:50 p.m. Thursday, April 26, 2018, in the emergency room at Blessing Hospital.

Steve was born June 12, 1977, in Evanston, a son of Michael and Nellyne (Tcharanian) Krueger. He married Tara D. Krueger on Nov. 8, 2003, at Quincy University Chapel and she survives.

Steve was a community support specialist at Mark Twain Behavioral Health in Hannibal, Mo. He had previously worked at Transitions as a community support worker. Steve graduated from Quincy University in 2000 with his B.S. degree in criminal justice.

He was a member of Blessed Sacrament Parish.

Steve was a founding father of the Delta Tau Delta Iota Delta chapter at Quincy University. Steve was a loving, kind and generous family man and friend. He had a fun sense of humor and would light up a room with his presence. Steve loved playing poker, pool and his favorite video games. He enjoyed doing yard work, working out, spending summer days at the swimming pool, and spending time with his wife and two children. Steve was also an avid Cubs baseball fan. He cared deeply for the clients that he worked with as a community support specialist.

Survivors include his wife, Tara, and their children, Brock and Brooklynne Krueger, all of Quincy; his parents, Michael and Nellyne Krueger of Quincy; his mother and father-in-law, Gary and Maggie Reis of Quincy; His aunts and uncles, Darlene (Robert) Dilillo Sr., Kathleen (Robert) Kennedy, Keith (Elizabeth) Krueger and Patricia (Rick) Machun; cousins, Suzanne (Janes) Pittacora, Robert (Heather) Dilillo Jr. and John Krueger; great-cousins, Vincent, Jacqueline and James Pittacora; his brothers and sisters-in-law, Shane (Robin) Reis and Ryan (Molly) Reis, all of Quincy; and a niece and two nephews, Briella and Nixon Reis and Lucas Reis.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Maxine and Charles Krueger, and George and Joan Tcharanian.

SERVICES: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 2, at Duker and Haugh Funeral Home with a Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery.

VISITATION: 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, at Duker and Haugh Funeral Home.

MEMORIALS: Education Fund being established for Brock and Brooklynne Krueger.

WEBSITE: dukerandhaugh.com.

ARRANGEMENTS: Duker and Haugh Funeral Home.

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