Frank & Bright Funeral Home
Gene Krutsinger
Nov 11th, 1936 - Dec 1st, 2017Gene Krutsinger, age 81, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Friday morning, December 1, 2017, at the Flora Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Flora. He was born November 11, 1936, in Louisville, son of the late Arthur and Stella Maude (Owens) Krutsinger. He married Shirley Ann Grimes on September 4, 1965, in Louisville, and they have shared 52 anniversaries together.
Gene worked at Valley Steel for many years. He coached Little League Baseball for 24 years. Gene was an avid coon hunter, grand champion show dog breeder, and was a correspondent writer for the American Coon Hunter magazine. And Gene was a life-long fan of the St. Louis Cardinals. He also attended Red Brush Christian Church in Louisville and First Christian Church in Flora.
Gene is survived by his wife, Shirley Krutsinger of Flora; daughter, Teresa (Tim) Knight of Waukegan; son, Jim (Jennifer) Krutsinger of Xenia; and son, Timothy Krutsinger of Flora. Gene is also survived by 9 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Gene was preceded in death by 5 brothers: Glen, Leo, Howard, Arnold and Wayne Krutsinger; and a sister, Mildred Tull.
A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora with son-in-law, Tim Knight, Pastor of Community Christian Church in Waukegan, Illinois, officiating. Interment will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Monday evening at the funeral home. Memorial donations are suggested to Flora Little League and these will be accepted through Frank & Bright Funeral Home. To share a condolence or memory, visit www.frankandbright.com.