Daniel J. Kroger

Nov. 28, 1966 - Aug. 23, 1997

SOUTH BEND - Daniel James Kroger, 30, of Peppermint Road, South Bend, Ind., died at 10 p.m. on Saturday, Aug.

23, after he had been involved in a motorcycle accident on U.S. 31 South. Danny was born on Nov. 28, 1966, in South Bend, and had been a lifelong area resident. He was employed by the Gunite Corporation as a machinist for the past 10 years.

On Aug. 3, 1985, he married Michele Leonard, who survives. He is also survived by their three children, Julie Marie, age 11, Cory, age 3, and Dylan, age 2; his father Darryl and stepmother, Judith (Gerencser) Kroger; and by his younger sister, Melissa Kroger.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Sue E. (Dudley) Kroger in 1969.

Danny was a member of ABATE of Indiana, the National Rifle Association, and Teamsters Union Local 394.

Services will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday in the St. Joseph Funeral Home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today in the St. Joseph Funeral Home. Contributions may be made to a trust fund established for the Kroger family at any Keybank location.

A benefit will be held on Saturday, Sept. 13, 1997, at the Crumstown Conservation Club.

Sources: Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com and FindAGrave.com

05/06/2025 EJS

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