Tate Gene Krueger, 3 1/2 months, of Tyndall

Funeral services were held at 10:30 AM, Thursday, October 16, 2014 at the Emmanuel Reformed Church in Springfield. Burial was in the church cemetery. Visitation was Wednesday from 5 to 7 PM followed by a 7 PM Prayer Service at the church. Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home in Springfield was in charge of arrangements.

Tate Gene Krueger was born June 29, 2014 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton to Jeremy and Kendra (Tjeerdsma) Krueger of Tyndall. He left this world to go live with Jesus in Heaven on October 12, 2014 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls.

Tate was truly a blessing from God to everyone that was fortunate enough to have met him. Tate could always be found with a big smile on his face and a belly laugh to be shared by all. His favorite activity was sitting in his bumbo at home and watching his two crazy brothers running wild. His Mom and Dad were in love with Tate from the very moment he was born. They could spend hours just sitting with him looking into his beautiful baby blue eyes. There was always a glisten in those eyes as he was rocked to sleep and held in their arms. Tate loved cooing at Mom and Dad, especially during bathtime. Tate's time on this earth was short on quantity, but overflowing in quality with the love he shared with everyone.

Tate was baptized on August 10, 2014 along with his two big brothers at Emmanuel Reformed Church in Springfield.

Tate leaves behind his two loving parents, his two brothers Brody (5), and Ryker (3); his paternal grandparents Dan and Sandy (Walth) Krueger of Gregory, SD; maternal grandparents Percy and Connie (Jensen) Tjeerdsma of Springfield, SD; great-grandparents Bob and Nettie Walth of Bonesteel, Donald and Marjorie Tjeerdsma of Springfield, and Dorsie Jensen of Beresford; along with many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Tate was preceded in death by his maternal great-grandfather Ray Jensen and his paternal great-grandparents, Leon and Joan Krueger.