Genevieve M. Kruch

Mrs. Genevieve (Zettel) Kruch, 93, of West Branch passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at her home surrounded by family. Genevieve is survived by her 8 children: Bob (Mary) Kruch of Williamston, MI; Richard (Joy Warner) Kruch of Denver, CO; Raymond (Debbie) Kruch of Holt, MI; Charles (Sherry) Kruch of Rudyard, MI; Anne (Jay) Slagle of Plymouth, MN; Joseph (Rhonda) Kruch of West Branch, MI; Kathy Kruch of Alger, MI; and Dennis Kruch of Cedar, MI. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren (Jennifer, Emily (Matt), Brandon, Nathan (Abby), Amy, Aaron, Emily, Brian, Melissa, Alie, Kellie and Kristie) and her siblings, Cecil (Bets) Zettel, Loretta Zettel, Kenneth (Kathy) Zettel, Rosanne (Lomer) Davis, Jerome (Anita) Zettel, Yvonne (Ozzie) Ostrander and Wayne (Mary) Zettel. Genevieve was blessed with her first great granddaughter Risa last November. She is preceded in death by her husband Alex, and brother’s Eugene and Alfred Zettel. Mrs. Kruch worked at Ford Motor Company during World War II where she met her husband Alex, from Detroit MI. They were married on August 5, 1944 and moved to West Branch on March 15, 1946. Just down the road from Genevieve’s birthplace/childhood home they purchased a quarter section of property to begin their family farm. Genevieve was a house wife and mother and worked on the farm with Alex. After the kids were grown, she worked for Martin Blumenthal as a seamstress and sales clerk. Genevieve was very talented and was always working with her hands. She loved to garden, cake decorate, sew quilts, oil paint, crochet and knit. She was also a member of the Ogemaw Historical Society, Creative Arts Association and St. Joseph Catholic Church where she made several beautiful items for the church. A viewing is scheduled Thursday, 5pm - 8pm and Friday, 3pm-8pm at Steuernol & McLaren Funeral Home in West Branch. The Rosary will be said at 4pm on Friday at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held 10:30am Saturday, August 24, 2013 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 961 W. Houghton Avenue in West Branch.