Allen George Krueger's Obituary
Allen George Krueger, 73, of Glenpool, OK, passed away peacefully November 29, 2024 in the Cearu Medical Resort in Tulsa OK due to health complications.
Private cremation rites were held at Bixby-South Tulsa Funeral Service and Crematory in Bixby OK with a private inurnment with military honors to be held at Fort Gibson National Cemetery.
He was born November 8, 1951 to Arlene Krueger and Darrell Lewis in Glendale, California.
Allen loved baseball and was on the all-star team at age 11. He joined the United States Navy in 1969 and served as a Cook on an oiler, the USS Taluga off the coast of Vietnam. Allen finished his enlisted time as a cook at Pearl Harbor in 1971. Allen served honorably in the U.S. Navy from June 1969 to January 1971. He was in the Navy Reserves until 1975. He attained the rank of E3.
After the Navy, Allen worked as a cook and eventually moved to Colorado where he worked as a truck driver and later as a warehouse worker. Allen was preceded in death by his mother Arlene Rose, brother Rick Saraceni and daughter Sheila Gates. Allen leaves behind his siblings: Debbie Newson and her family, Tony Saraceni and his family and Terrell Ogilvie and his family. Children: Amy Antuna and her husband Moses, and Cyndi Davis. Grandchildren: Austin Norwick, and wife Jessica, Andrea Schmalz, Reese Schmalz, Donavan Wunsch, Kayla Wunsch, Elsa Gates, Brandon Davis, and Shawn Davis. Great grandchildren: Alaska Norwick, Myles Davis and Rowan Davis.
Allen's remains will be placed at Fort Gibson National Cemetery in Fort Gibson Oklahoma, December 11, 2024.
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