Bruce Merle Kroon, age 74, of North Platte, Nebraska died October 2, 2020, at Great Plains Health.
Bruce was born August 22, 1946 to Richard Kroon and Jeri (Arenson) Kroon in Sioux Center, Iowa. He graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1964. Attend college for a couple of years, before going to the Nebraska Methodist School of Nursing, graduating in 1969. He entered the United States Army where he was a surgical nurse at Fort Bragg and Ft Riley. While in nursing school he met the love of his life, Sandra Boffa. They were married on November 13, 1971 at St. John’s at Creighton University. They moved to Rochester, Minnesota where he went to anesthesia school at the Mayo Clinic for 2 years. They moved to North Platte in 1973, he worked as a CRNA at North Platte Hospital Corp. and in 1975 for Great Plains Health. Bruce worked at GPH for over 40 years, retiring in 2013.
As a young man, he was very rambunctious hellion. He loved to golf, fish and hunt. Always had a great sense of humor and great bedside manners. He was very patient, but was a great procrastinator. He loved his family, especially his children and grandchildren and was proud of their accomplishments.
Survivors include his wife Sandra of North Platte, 2 children; Nikki (Mark) Burkholder and Matt (Nickie) Kroon all of North Platte, sister; Jackie Belka of North Platte, 5 grandchildren; Dylan Woody, Mason Kroon, Bode Kroon, Mila Kroon and Liam Kroon, brother in law; Mark (Sheri) Boffa, Mooresville, NC and many nieces, nephews, other family and many friends. Bruce was preceded in death by; his parents, brother in law, Tom Belka and in-laws; Wally and Stephanie Boffa.
Funeral Service will be held 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church with the Reverend Josh Brown as celebrant. Private family burial will be at Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell, Nebraska at a later date.
Book signing will be from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday, October 12, 2020, at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home, North Platte, Ne. A Memorial has been established to the North Platte Catholic Schools.
The service will also be livestreamed via Adams and Swanson Funeral Home Facebook page for those unable to attend in person. Online condolences and sharing of memories can be made at www.adamsswanson.com Adams and Swanson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
CDC Covid 19 guidelines will be respected and therefore social distancing and wearing a mask is suggested but not required.