Erlys Yvonne Jorgenson Krueger, 82, died at Immanuel St. Joseph Hospital on December 7, 2009.
Born June 1, 1927 in Fargo, North Dakota, to Eugene and Pauline Jorgenson she graduated in 1948 from Northern State Teacher's College, Aberdeen, South Dakota with a Bachelor's degree in Music with a minor in English.
On August 25, 1948 she married Arnold Charles Krueger. They just celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary.
Erlys was a church organist and accompanist throughout her life. She began playing organ at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Aberdeen, South Dakota as a young teenager. Upon moving to Owatonna, Minnesota in 1950 she was the church organist for Trinity Lutheran Church for close to 30 years. After retiring as organist at Trinity Lutheran, Erlys continued to be a substitute organist for many congregations throughout the Le Center, MN area. In the early "60's, Erlys received her second college teaching degree in English. She taught 7-12 grade English in Owatonna, MN and in surrounding communities retiring in 1986.
Erlys was a member of the ALC [now ELCA