William "Bill" L. Kreicker, 78, of 351 Baythorne Drive, Warsaw, died at 3:27 a.m. July 14, 2008, in DuPont Hospital, Fort Wayne.
He was born Nov. 21, 1929, in Chicago, Ill., to William Henri and Dorothy Mae Hanson Kreicker. On Dec. 15, 1951, in Crown Point, he married Mazie Elizabeth Kilgus, who survives.
Living in Kosciusko County for the past 60 years, he worked at Tri-State Advertising Co. Inc., Warsaw, which was started by his father. Since 1968, he served as the chairman of the board. He served three years in the U.S. Marines and was discharged in 1954. He was officer and director of Tippecanoe Lake Country Club, Leesburg; president of Fort Wayne Club of Printing House Craftsmen; a member of Union League Club of Chicago; and attended Monmouth (Ill.) College and Indiana University, Bloomington.
Also surviving are three sons: Michael R. (and spouse Ann) Kreicker, Indianapolis; Clayton R. (and spouse Kathy) Kreicker, Warsaw; and W. Christopher (and spouse Karin) Kreicker, Avondale, Pa.; a daughter, Claudia (and spouse Mark) Dozier, Rochester, Minn.; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Graham Kreicker, Lawrence, Kan., and Klifford Kreicker, Florence, Ky.
A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. July 22 at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw, with the Rev. Bill Burd officiating.
No calling is planned.
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Memorials to the Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County, P.O. Box 1906, Warsaw, IN 46581-1906; or the Kosciusko County Community Foundation, 102 E. Market St., Warsaw, IN 46580.
Condolences may be sent to www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com
