Lilith A Kruse

Lilith Ann Hansen Kruse was born on May 3, 1942, the daughter of Hugo and Leatha Hansen. She died January 13, 2016, at the Eventide Lutheran Home in Denison, Iowa at the age of seventy-three.
Lilith was baptized on May 24, 1942 and confirmed April 3, 1955, both at Trinity Lutheran Church. Lilith attended Gray Consolidated School until her Junior year, then graduated from Audubon Community High School in 1958. She moved to Des Moines and later came back to help her parents and work at the church. Lilith was united in marriage to Valgene Kruse of Charter Oak, Iowa on April 22, 1962 and they were blessed with the birth of one son, Randy.
Lilith enjoyed helping Valgene work the fields in the spring and fall, and also had a garden of tomatoes and cucumbers. Her hobbies included bowling, playing cards and going with Valgene to farm sales. Lilith loved her family, especially her granddaughter, Jodee.
Lilith was preceded in death by her husband, Valgene; her parents; two sisters; Lehan; Margaret and her husband, Robert. Survivors include one son Randy and his wife, Dee; one granddaughter, Jodee; two brothers; Robert Hansen and his wife, Ruth; Norman Hansen and his wife, Roni; many nieces, nephews, close relatives and friends.