BANGOR- Betty Jean Kroener, 86, of Bangor, died May 20, 2024, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse.
She was born December 18, 1937, in Sparta, to Herbert and Marion (Anderson) Fennigkoh. Growing up in Sparta, Betty was a member of St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church.
On September 5, 1958, she married James E. Kroener and they shared over 65 years of marriage. Betty worked for many years at Trane Company as a secretary in the purchasing department while also helping out on the farm feeding and milking cows. Betty truly had a giving heart and if there was a way she could help, she would. She was a longtime member of St. Paul’s Ev. Lutheran Church in Bangor. Betty enjoyed baking, bird watching, admiring beautiful flowers, and being an animal lover. She loved all animals but she had a special love for her three cats, Panda, Hershey, and Goldie; they were her little sidekicks.
Survivors include her husband, Jim; son, Dale; brothers, Steve (Sandy) Fennigkoh and Roger (Diane) Fennigkoh; brother-in-law, Sherman Roberts; caretaker and friend, Sherri Schoenfeld; and nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents and sisters, Anna Marie (Harold) Thill and Donnis Roberts.
A Christian Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at Fredrickson Funeral Homes and Crematory, Bangor Chapel, Hwy 162 and Hattan St., Bangor. Rev. Brock Groth will officiate. A visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m., until the time of service, Wednesday, at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Coulee Region Humane Society.
Fredrickson Funeral Homes and Crematory
