Adeline Lillian Krieger

The Herald-Palladium, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, Page A5 Adeline Lillian Krieger, 96, of St. Joseph, joined her Savior on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at Caretel Inns of Lakeland in St. Joseph. A Christian funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, June 24, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1965 Broadway Ave., Benton Harbor, with the Rev. Nathan Buch officiating. Burial will follow in North Shore Memory Gardens in Coloma. Friends may visit with the family from 5-7:30 p.m. Thursday at Starks & Menchinger Chapel, 2650 Niles Road, St. Joseph. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Michigan Lutheran High School or The Glaucoma Research Foundation, 251 Post St., Suite 600, San Francisco CA 94108. Adeline was born to Frederick and Hannah Grams at her parent's home in Benton Harbor, on Jan. 3, 1926. Shortly afterward, she was received into the Lord's family through Holy Baptism at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. She remained faithful to her baptismal and confirmation vows b being active in young people's church activities, singing in the choir throughout her life. While her husband, Martin was building a business in life insurance, she took care of their home. When her children, and later on her grandchildren, were involved in activities she was there to support them. Al this while she worked as a respected employee in various branches of Farmers & Merchants National Bank. She retired as assistant manager at NBD Bank, Hilltop branch, St. Joseph. Adeline was married to Martin Krieger on June 19, 1948. Together they build a family with Diane being born 1951 and David in 1954. Their activities at Good Shepherd Lutheran, family get-togethers, and regular vacation trips throughout the USA made a tight knit family. Adeline was predeceased by her husband, Martin Krieger; her parents: Frederick and Hannah Grams, beloved aunt and godmother, Lillian Kasischke; and sisters: Evelyn Kolberg and Marian Miller-Peters. She is survived by her daughter, Diane (Randall) Rathje of Saginaw, Mich., son, David Krieger of St. Joseph; five grandchildren: Jennifer (Dan) Zeiss of St. Johns, the Rev. Christopher (Beth) Rathje of Fond du Lac, Wis, Sean (Ashley) Rathje of Pasadena, Calif., Matthew Krieger of Washington D.C., Whitney Krieger of Florence, Italy; six great-grandchildren: Kyah Rathje, Bryn Rathje, Lily Rathje, Kinnick Rathje, and Dash Zeiss.