W. Roberts Kruse ’12

THE REV. W. ROBERTS KRUSE DIED at the Presbyterian Home in West Philadelphia at 100 years of age. He was born Mar. 8,1890, at Elwyn, Penn.

After graduation from Princeton in 1912, he continued studies at the Princeton Theological Seminary, receiving his degree in 1915. At the start of his career he was a minister in churches in Cincinnati and later in Columbus, Oh. He had a brief broadening experience in the Girard Trust Bank in Philadelphia and then went into executive and clerical work at the Elwyn Training School in Media until his retirement in 1963.

Mr. Kruse was the widower of Esther Leek, who died in 1984. He is survived by his sons, David and Donald.

His ministry was never confined to a particular church but to the experiences which he encountered in life. He is the second member of the Class of 1912 to have the distinction of reaching 100 years of age.

The Class of 1912