George Robert Kreush
George Robert Kreush, 71, of Elgin, SC formerly Granite City, Il, passed away peacefully, Thursday, October 17, 2024 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO. He was born July 6, 1953 in Jersey City, NJ. He enjoyed sports, fishing, family and friends. He was the son of late Robert H. Kreush and Connie Lavon Kreush.
He joined the IBEW, local 776 out of Charleston, SC as a journeyman wireman electrician until his retirement in 2015. There he earned the honor of being selected as a FLE member, Federation of Lineman and Electricians. He was part of a very tight knit community in the brotherhood and had friends all over the USA. He had a heart of gold and very generous, always putting others before himself.
He is survived by his sisters, Nancy Sacco (Danny) of Trumbull, CT, Robin Stone (Ed) of Elgin, SC.; nieces and nephew, Kristi Adorante (Pat), Traci Russo (Brian), Michael Sacco (Jill), Stephanie Argoe (Edward), Lindsey Weber (Chris) and great nephews and nieces, Justin, Aidan, Emme, Nikki, Sammie, William, Laura, Brandon, Dylan, Alyssa, Avery, Sebastian, Theodore, and Ainsley.
Cremation services entrusted to St. Louis Cremation in St. Louis, MO. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date at the Luna Cafe in Granite City, IL.
The family extends a special thanks to Barnes Jewish Hospital staff and Nurse Yessenia, and special friends, Larry, Scott, Stacie, Jacquie, Tom, Rose, JoJo and many others from the Luna Cafe.
Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital or Wounded Warriors Project.
Online guestbook available at stlouiscremation.com
George,
You will forever be missed my your Luna family & friends. Thank you for being such a sweet soul & showing others kindness does still exist. To your family,
We are so deeply sorry for your loss. We know how precious he was to us so I can’t imagine the pain your family is going through. One thing we know for certain was your faith and love for “that man upstairs”. We know you are in good hands and are happy to reunite with your parents & past loved ones. Please let all the fellas know we love him miss them too. I am so thankful I was able to be with you. May peace be with you & yours. We love you George. PS. Gonna miss you saying “baby doll” to everyone.
Me and Christine are heartbroken. We will both miss all of the amazing stories that he told us and hope that you all are doing ok. We are sorry for your loss!
George, it’s been awhile
Since we had seen each other. I always enjoyed the visits you and your family
made back to Jersey City. I was very saddened to hear of your passing. I hope you are resting in peace and please say hello to Aunt Connie and Uncle Bob. God Bless Cuz!
Cousin, I am so glad you came to live with Robin so we all got to see each other. You will be Missed. Give Aunt Connie and Uncle Bob and My Dad and the rest of the family big hugs for us. We love you and will miss you.
George, you are missed by so many people who loved you and you were one of the kindest, most generous loving people I have ever met! You would do without to help anyone! I am going to miss your stories, our talks, your visits here. You were one of a kind that loved everyone and the way you loved children amazed me they would put the biggest smile on your face! As much as I miss you and want you here I am happy that you are now pain free and you have no more suffering and you are reunited with your family and near and dear friends!! Tell Don and Bill Haney hi for me. RIP my sweet friend I will never forget you!! Until we meet again..