| In Loving Memory of Ralph DeWayne Krug... |
Ralph DeWayne Krug passed on to be with the Lord April 23, 2009. He was 69 years of age.
He and wife Barbara reside at the Krug family farm, Cunningham, Kan.
Ralph was born Sept. 21, 1939, at the farm near Cunningham, Kan.
He was the son of Edwin 'Dick' and Gladys (Oller) Krug.
On Dec. 12, 1964, Ralph married Donna Blackwell. To that union was born one son, Rodney D. Krug
of Yucca Valley, Calif.
On Dec. 17, 1983, Ralph married Barbara Tatro. With that marriage came the rest of his family:
stepson, Daniel R. and wife Jean Tatro, Calumet, Okla.; three granddaughters, Stephanie, Amber and
Caroline 'Cari' Tatro, all of Calumet, Okla.; and a stepdaughter, Sharon Tatro Beshirs, Forsyth, Mo.
Other survivors are: brothers, Richard and wife Rose, Bartlett, Tenn., Roger and wife Marilyn, Wichita;
and a sister, Virginia Cates and husband Don, Claflin. Ralph was preceded in death by his parents
and one sister, Evelyn Schnittker.
Ralph was a veteran of the U.S. Army, a member of the American Legion Lorraine Post 98 in Isabel,
Kan., the Pratt Saddle Club, Cowboys for Christ, Trinity Evangelical Church and a retired Civil
Engineer with the Department of Defense. He was a husband, father, grandfather, friend, farmer and
rancher. He loved his family, his friends, his church and working with his beautiful horses on the land
he loved.
He and wife Barbara reside at the Krug family farm, Cunningham, Kan.
Ralph was born Sept. 21, 1939, at the farm near Cunningham, Kan.
He was the son of Edwin 'Dick' and Gladys (Oller) Krug.
On Dec. 12, 1964, Ralph married Donna Blackwell. To that union was born one son, Rodney D. Krug
of Yucca Valley, Calif.
On Dec. 17, 1983, Ralph married Barbara Tatro. With that marriage came the rest of his family:
stepson, Daniel R. and wife Jean Tatro, Calumet, Okla.; three granddaughters, Stephanie, Amber and
Caroline 'Cari' Tatro, all of Calumet, Okla.; and a stepdaughter, Sharon Tatro Beshirs, Forsyth, Mo.
Other survivors are: brothers, Richard and wife Rose, Bartlett, Tenn., Roger and wife Marilyn, Wichita;
and a sister, Virginia Cates and husband Don, Claflin. Ralph was preceded in death by his parents
and one sister, Evelyn Schnittker.
Ralph was a veteran of the U.S. Army, a member of the American Legion Lorraine Post 98 in Isabel,
Kan., the Pratt Saddle Club, Cowboys for Christ, Trinity Evangelical Church and a retired Civil
Engineer with the Department of Defense. He was a husband, father, grandfather, friend, farmer and
rancher. He loved his family, his friends, his church and working with his beautiful horses on the land
he loved.
| A Beautiful funeral for a well loved Husband, Father, Grandfather and Friend... |
| Ralph Krug helped judge the 2007 and 2008 WSCA Rodeo Royalty Contests. We will all miss him greatly! |
| Visit the family's website: www.krugfarm-ranch.com |
| Ralph Krug's Horse... |
| Cowboys in the old days had a tradition to put the boots in the stirups backwards in memory of the one whom has passed away... This was his horse, saddle, rope, chaps and boots etc... |
| Here is one of Ralph's Homozygous Standing Studs whom lead the team to his grave: |
| Out Riders riding in honor of Ralph Krug!! |
| A Big THANKS to Ralph Reida for the use of his BEAUTIFUL Percheron team with his 1883 Horse Drawn Hearse!!! |