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Louis P. “Louie” Krausgrill III

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Louis P. “Louie” Krausgrill III

Birth
Salinas, Monterey County, California, USA
Death
4 Mar 2005 (aged 52)
Salinas, Monterey County, California, USA
Burial
Salinas, Monterey County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 36.6569167, Longitude: -121.6383528
Plot
Mausoleum
Memorial ID
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Louis P. Krausgrill III died Friday at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital of heart condition he’d had since birth. Due to his rare heart condition, he was a pioneer in the use of the heart/lung machine back in 1959. He represented the American Heart Association as one of their poster children.

Louis lived in Salinas where he graduated from Salinas High in 1971. He was team manager for the football team. He attended Hartnell College.

“Louie” was involved in the California Rodeo Association for over 20 years. He loved the outdoors, which included camping, fishing, hunting, and was an avid archer. He loved baseball and playing softball with his many friends on the team “Nine Bums & A Scum”. Louis was a very social person and loved being with people. He truly enjoyed working at his job at Bryan Equipment Company where he worded for over 10 years.

He was a loving son, father, brother and uncle. He was preceded in death by his mother Jerry Krausgrill.

Survivors:
Daughter: Amanda of Salinas
Father: Louis Krausgrill Jr. of Salinas
Sisters:
Joann Paluck of Salinas
Janis Kern of Weimar
Nephews:
Louis, John, Steven and Danny

Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or your favorite charity.

Struve and Laporte Funeral Chapel
Louis P. Krausgrill III died Friday at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital of heart condition he’d had since birth. Due to his rare heart condition, he was a pioneer in the use of the heart/lung machine back in 1959. He represented the American Heart Association as one of their poster children.

Louis lived in Salinas where he graduated from Salinas High in 1971. He was team manager for the football team. He attended Hartnell College.

“Louie” was involved in the California Rodeo Association for over 20 years. He loved the outdoors, which included camping, fishing, hunting, and was an avid archer. He loved baseball and playing softball with his many friends on the team “Nine Bums & A Scum”. Louis was a very social person and loved being with people. He truly enjoyed working at his job at Bryan Equipment Company where he worded for over 10 years.

He was a loving son, father, brother and uncle. He was preceded in death by his mother Jerry Krausgrill.

Survivors:
Daughter: Amanda of Salinas
Father: Louis Krausgrill Jr. of Salinas
Sisters:
Joann Paluck of Salinas
Janis Kern of Weimar
Nephews:
Louis, John, Steven and Danny

Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or your favorite charity.

Struve and Laporte Funeral Chapel


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  • Created by: David Cross
  • Added: May 29, 2018
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190175517/louis_p-krausgrill: accessed ), memorial page for Louis P. “Louie” Krausgrill III (17 Aug 1952–4 Mar 2005), Find a Grave Memorial ID 190175517, citing Garden of Memories, Salinas, Monterey County, California, USA; Cremated; Maintained by David Cross (contributor 48949781).