Gunners Mate Jared Dean Krutke
Born: November 13, 1982 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Died: March 15, 2007 in Guam
GMCB2 Jared D Krutke of Sheboygan, Wisconsin had a great love of his Lord, his country and his family. He had graduated from Sheboygan County Christian High School in 2001 and soon after joined the United States Navy. On December 21, 2002, he married Nicole Veldboom. Jared was a member of the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 based out of Gulfport, Mississippi. He has been stationed at Camp Covington, United States Naval base in Guam, since October 2006. He was a gunner’s mate on the ships, USS Detroit AOE4 and the USS Ashland LSD48. He attended the Handsboro Baptist Church in Gulfport, Mississippi and the Calvary Chapel in Guam. He enjoyed fishing, hiking, and stargazing while on his ship assignments. Jared was a “big kid at heart” and still enjoyed Lego’s and Star Wars. All who knew him loved him. An optimist, he was always willing to help those in need. Jared died at age 24 while serving in Guam in the United States Navy. He leaves his wife, Nicole, his daughter, Elizabeth, his mother and stepfather, Jackie and Larry Walston, his father and stepmother, Gary and Cami Krutke, two sisters, Brittany Krutke and Jasmine Walston, and a brother, Joe Krutke. Jared was buried in Hartmann Cemetery in Wilson, Wisconsin
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