Duane L. Krug

Duane L. Krug, 87, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2018. Duane was born in Bazine, KS in 1931 the only child of Leo and Bertha Krug. He and his parents left the farm during the depression and moved to Denver. They moved back to Kansas in January 1947 where he graduated from Dighton High School in 1949. In 1950 he attended KU where he helped organize Theta Chi fraternity and graduated in 1955. He missed a semester after contracting polio in 1952. After graduation he entered the Army until August 1957, after which he settled in Wichita. In 1958 he married Marcia Gordon. After losing their first child, Michael, in 1960, they had 2 children, Lori and Steven. In 1979, after working in various positions in the investment business, they moved to Vienna, VA where Duane took a position as financial analyst with the IRS. He retired in 1996, and he and Marcia returned to Wichita in September 2001. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Marcia; daughter, Lori (Randy) Schlegel of Fairfax, VA; son, Steven (Mona) of Atlanta, GA; 2 granddaughters, Sierra and Andrea. Memorial Service will be at 1:00 pm, Wednesday, January 2, 2019, at the Meadowlark Room at Sedgwick Plaza. A memorial has been established with Post-Polio Health International, post-polio.org. Downing & Lahey Mortuary - East Chapel.