Regina Schritter Kren
Fort Morgan Times

Regina Krien, 94, longtime area resident, died Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush.
She was born February 9, 1916 in American Falls, Idaho, to Ernst and Pauline (Reichenberger) Schritter. Her family moved to St. Francis, Kansas, around 1924. Regina married Jake Krien on February 23, 1934 in St. Francis, Kansas. They had two children, a son, Kenneth (Charley) and a daughter, Janice. They moved to Fort Morgan in 1951. Regina was a homemaker, who enjoyed gardening, canning, sewing and spending time with her family.

Survivors include her son, Kenneth Krien and his wife Shirley of Fort Morgan; grandchildren, Jeni Nab, Karen and Doug Johnston, Susie and Ron Skinner, Steven Krien, Joni and Lonnie VanMeter, Brian and Kathy Uhrich, all of Fort Morgan, and Jeanna and Jeff Kelley of Littleton; 15 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Robert Schritter of Greeley and one sister, Helen of California. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Jake who died in 1995, one daughter, Janice Uhrich, two brothers and five sisters. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday, April 12, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Fort Morgan. Internment will follow funeral services. The Heer & Dahl Mortuary and Crematory in Fort Morgan is in charge of the arrangements.