Kruppe, Eleanor Eleanor Kruppe, age 86, of Hesperia, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2005, at Gerber Memorial Health Services in Fremont. Eleanor was born on October 5, 1918 in Chicago to John and Rose Styrucla and married Fred Kruppe in 1938. She is survived by her daughter, Eleanor Shirley Kruppe of Hesperia; grandson, David (Carrie) Kruppe of Hesperia; grandchildren, Morgan, Luke, and Duke; sister, Lillian McGinty of Burbank, Illinois; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Fred in 1963, and son Fred Kruppe in 1977. Funeral services were held on Friday, January 14, 2005, from the Crandell Funeral Home Fremont Chapel with Rev. Ronald Worley of the Walkerville United Methodist Church officiating. Interment was in West Hesperia Cemetery. Friends may send condolences or share a memory with the Mernas family at www.crandellfh.com. Arrangements by Crandell Funeral Home Fremont Chapel.