MOM'S HEADSTONE INCLUDING MY BROTHER PAUL LEE ANDMY FATHER.
MY BROTHER PAUL LEE'S ORIGINAL MARKER LEFT IN
PLACE WHEN WE MOVED HIM OUT TO MOM.
PLACE WHEN WE MOVED HIM OUT TO MOM.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Mom
1) She was a cute Infant 2)Mom and her sister Marilyn (r)
3) At 17 (My Neice Looks just like her in this one) 4) 2009 Matthew and Keri wedding
Monday, August 02, 2010
7/28/2010 9:30 AM A WISH FULLFILLED
Today we went and fulfilled one of my mothers wishes.
My dad and I left and met my sisters at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Arlington Heights, IL. Where along with the funeral director and representative from Memory Gardens disinterred my Brother Paul Lee. Though we were hoping to find something, he Died 48 hrs after being born at 7 mnths along in 1958. He was buried in my paternal grandfathers grave and later moved to the feet of my paternal grandmother. Back then vaults weren't really required for infants.
The groundskeeper who took exceptional care when digging down to the top of my grandmothers vault, gently looking through each shovel full. Unfortunately the only thing we could find was a slight color change in the clay at that area. So The soil from directly on top of my grandmothers vault was gently taken and put in a small burial box of a hard plastic and nicely lined ( about the size 1 1/2 length 6 inches wide and about mayb e a foot high) and sealed tightly.
We carried that box up to Crystal lake Memorial Park where my mother was buried. The grounds keeper already had the hole dug nicely for us. We did have to dig more due to he didn't know how big the box was. My brother in law gently lowered the box to where it is sitting directly on my mothers vault.
After a short prayer my father took up the shovel and put one shovel full of soil in. Then melody took her turn, then Debi and then I.
Paul Lee is home with mom, Sitting exactly where he would be if she was cradling him in her arms.
The whole day was calm and very sincere. We then went to Woodstock and picked out their headstone, I think its going to be beautiful room for mom on the left and papa on the right with the Kruger name on the top. Dead center is a nature scene I believe of a mountain trees and a lake (as they always took us camping and mom loved it) and at the bottom is Paul Lee.
We did leave his original name plate at Memory Gardens as we know cause of time we didn't get all of whats left which wasn't anything but DNA in the soil, so he is resting with mom and grandma.
My dad and I left and met my sisters at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Arlington Heights, IL. Where along with the funeral director and representative from Memory Gardens disinterred my Brother Paul Lee. Though we were hoping to find something, he Died 48 hrs after being born at 7 mnths along in 1958. He was buried in my paternal grandfathers grave and later moved to the feet of my paternal grandmother. Back then vaults weren't really required for infants.
The groundskeeper who took exceptional care when digging down to the top of my grandmothers vault, gently looking through each shovel full. Unfortunately the only thing we could find was a slight color change in the clay at that area. So The soil from directly on top of my grandmothers vault was gently taken and put in a small burial box of a hard plastic and nicely lined ( about the size 1 1/2 length 6 inches wide and about mayb e a foot high) and sealed tightly.
We carried that box up to Crystal lake Memorial Park where my mother was buried. The grounds keeper already had the hole dug nicely for us. We did have to dig more due to he didn't know how big the box was. My brother in law gently lowered the box to where it is sitting directly on my mothers vault.
After a short prayer my father took up the shovel and put one shovel full of soil in. Then melody took her turn, then Debi and then I.
Paul Lee is home with mom, Sitting exactly where he would be if she was cradling him in her arms.
The whole day was calm and very sincere. We then went to Woodstock and picked out their headstone, I think its going to be beautiful room for mom on the left and papa on the right with the Kruger name on the top. Dead center is a nature scene I believe of a mountain trees and a lake (as they always took us camping and mom loved it) and at the bottom is Paul Lee.
We did leave his original name plate at Memory Gardens as we know cause of time we didn't get all of whats left which wasn't anything but DNA in the soil, so he is resting with mom and grandma.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
For Those Who couldn't
Some may think this is I don't know. But I don't many couldn't make it so I wanted to share. If anyone thinks it is bad just leave a comment and I will adjust. It's my mothers memory for all.
Shown below are #1 The photo Gallery we made. along with these where three paintings that my mother had done, as she was a fantastic painter you can kinda see the edge of one on the back of the left table. #2 The Layout, Sorry I don't think its bad to show as we have all seen. And she was beautiful, YES we put a can of beer in there to :) she also has one of her frogs, and has her moose slippers in there. She has also her dvd of sound of music so she can still enjoy and in her hand now is the photos of me and my sisters, her 4 grandchildren and 4 great Grandchildren. #3 The Funeral The two in front in Uniform are two of her Grandchildren, Jay (Il Nat Guard) and Matthew (Army- Soon Il Nat Guard) behind are her two son in laws, Neices husband.
Shown below are #1 The photo Gallery we made. along with these where three paintings that my mother had done, as she was a fantastic painter you can kinda see the edge of one on the back of the left table. #2 The Layout, Sorry I don't think its bad to show as we have all seen. And she was beautiful, YES we put a can of beer in there to :) she also has one of her frogs, and has her moose slippers in there. She has also her dvd of sound of music so she can still enjoy and in her hand now is the photos of me and my sisters, her 4 grandchildren and 4 great Grandchildren. #3 The Funeral The two in front in Uniform are two of her Grandchildren, Jay (Il Nat Guard) and Matthew (Army- Soon Il Nat Guard) behind are her two son in laws, Neices husband.
You can finally hold Paul Lee in your arms.
Thursday, July 08, 2010
MOM
My mother was an angel if there was any. I know I haven't been the best daughter got into trouble fortunately not by my own accord, but no matter what I did she was there. The neighbors remember her as a kind, fun loving individual who didn't mind having the entire neighborhood of kids in her yard. She loved to make people laugh.
She loved her children and her grandchildren and Great Grandchildren biological or step with all her heart never putting one over the other. She fought this long battle with lung cancer and Emphysema for along time telling death to stay back your not taking me I have alot to do. But no matter how hard she fought she couldn't fight that much more. Radiation and Chemo therapy was taking its toll, But in the end it was the lungs. 45 years of smoking did it in. No matter what the lungs just got worse and wouldn't scrub the carbon dioxide out of her blood and each breath was a struggle.
She enjoyed a extremely good day and went to bed as normal everynite, drifting off into dreamland and ended up staying. One can only hope that when she couldn't breath anymore that she didn't wake up and feel anything and just simply went off to the play ground finally holding her son Paul Lees hand to be with him, to find Mom and dad there and all the others Alan, Great Grandma and Grandpa, Aunt Gertie, Sister Solomia all waiting there in the playground with her to enjoy eternity together again at last. I love you Mom and miss you terribly.
She loved her children and her grandchildren and Great Grandchildren biological or step with all her heart never putting one over the other. She fought this long battle with lung cancer and Emphysema for along time telling death to stay back your not taking me I have alot to do. But no matter how hard she fought she couldn't fight that much more. Radiation and Chemo therapy was taking its toll, But in the end it was the lungs. 45 years of smoking did it in. No matter what the lungs just got worse and wouldn't scrub the carbon dioxide out of her blood and each breath was a struggle.
She enjoyed a extremely good day and went to bed as normal everynite, drifting off into dreamland and ended up staying. One can only hope that when she couldn't breath anymore that she didn't wake up and feel anything and just simply went off to the play ground finally holding her son Paul Lees hand to be with him, to find Mom and dad there and all the others Alan, Great Grandma and Grandpa, Aunt Gertie, Sister Solomia all waiting there in the playground with her to enjoy eternity together again at last. I love you Mom and miss you terribly.
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Well my bad moms been home almost a week now, well maybe almost a week. But went back into the emergency room the other day because she sliced open her right leg, they don't have a clue how all she did was stand up.
She will be coming home (sorry she was at melodys) for a few days while melody and debi go to oklahoma (now I got that song in my head lol) will keep ya all updated.
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