Margaret “Marge” E. Krug, 94, Vero Beach
Margaret “Marge” E. Krug, 94, of Vero Beach, passed away Monday, July 24, 2017, at her home.
Margaret was born in Indianapolis, Ind., to the late John and Louise Whitson. It was in the early 1980s that she and her husband, Martin “Marty,” retired from the family business and moved to Vero Beach from her place of birth.
The family business was Circle City Heat Treating, Inc. and located in Indianapolis. Marge had served as the secretary and treasurer.
She was an avid bingo player and an excellent cook who always seemed to make it look easy. Raising her four children, along with working full time for the family business and managing her various household duties were the joys of her life.
Survivors include her children Paula Bailey of Belfast, Maine, and Vero Beach, Richard “Dick” Krug (Katt) of Zionsville, Ind., and Vero Beach, and Debra “Deb” Krug-Reyes (Richard Reyes) of Naperville, Ill.; and grandchildren Dr. Allison Koss (Joseph), Evan Krug (Cara), Kendall Krug, Lauren Reyes-Yu (Zane Yu) and Ryan Reyes (Madison).
She was preceded in death by her husband, Marty Krug; son, James “Jim” Krug; and her siblings, Bill Whitson, Betty Kubler, Jane Wiley and John Whitson.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimers/Parkinsons Association, 2300 5th Avenue Suite 150, Vero Beach, FL.
Marge will be transferred to the G.H. Hermann Funeral Home in Greenwood, Ind., for final services.
Marshall Lea Wolf, 88, Vero Beach
Marshall Lea Wolf, 88, of Vero Beach, passed away at VNA Hospice House on July 23, 2017. He was born on Nov. 26, 1928, in Orange, NJ, to Ruth Marshall and Ralph Wells Wolf.
He attended Salisbury School in Connecticut and graduated from Yale University in 1950.
He spent three years in the US Army “at the invitation of President Harry S. Truman” (draft!).
After graduating from OCS at Ft. Benning, Ga., he served as an Infantry Officer in the 40th Infantry Division in Korea.
After five years of bachelorhood in NYC, in 1959 he married Haroldene “Deanie” Whitcomb, “my first wife” of 58 years.
Marshall’s entire 38-year business career was with Midlantic Corporation in New Jersey, retiring in 1992 as an Executive Vice President. He worked in human resources, bank operations and actively led the bank’s Community Reinvestment Act initiatives. While working for the bank, he completed the 1st PMD program at Harvard Business School and graduated from the Stonier School of Banking at Rutgers University. While in New Jersey, he volunteered for many organizations including serving on the Board of the Paper Mill Playhouse, the Chatham Board of Education and the Greater Newark Urban Coalition.
Marshall was an enthusiastic tennis and paddle tennis player for most of his life, and with his wife, traveled to all the Grand Slam tennis tournaments. In later years, he became an avid bridge player and was a member of the Vero Beach Duplicate Bridge Club.
He was a 15-year Hospice volunteer which included visits with his pet therapy dogs Bumpers, Dillon and Simon to Hospice House and assisted living facilities in Vero Beach. He was a member of the Oak Harbor Club and served on its Advisory Board.
Marshall was a long-time suffering NY Giants fan and was well known to have a treasure of obscure puns and a quick wit.
He is survived by his beloved wife, Deanie; a daughter, Wendy (Jon) White of Boxborough, Mass.; a son, Charlie (Meg) of Branchburg, NJ; and two grandchildren, Andrew and Melissa White. He is also survived by his rescue dog, Juniper.
In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations in his memory to the Humane Society of Vero Beach, P.O. Box 644, Vero Beach, FL 32961 or VNA & Hospice Foundation, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960. A celebration of life will be held next summer at Squam Lake, New Hampshire where he and his family vacationed for almost 50 years.
