Malcolm Walter Kroeber

MERIDEN - Malcolm Walter Kroeber Sr., 91, husband of the late Alice (Sundberg), died on Monday, December 1, 2009 at Miller Memorial Community. He was born September 20, 1918 in Meriden the son of the later Walter and Eva (Fulbruck) Kroeber. He had worked for International Silver Company and then Napier Company before his retirement. Malcolm is survived by two sons and their wives, Bruce and Claudia Kroeber Sr. of Meriden and Malcolm and Roseanne Kroeber Jr. of Hockessin , DE , two grandsons, Bruce Kroeber Jr. of Meriden and Malcolm and Sandra Kroeber III of Hockessin, DE, a granddaughter and her husband, Kimberly and Michael Bianchi of Meriden and a great-grandson, Cody Kroeber of Meriden. Malcolm's family would like to send a special thank you to the staff at Miller Memorial Community and VITAS Hospice for the compassionate care and love that they gave to him and his family the past 16 months. At Malcolm's request, all funeral arrangements were private. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory can be made to Miller Memorial Community, 360 Broad Street , Meriden , CT 06450 or VITAS Hospice, 1579 Straits Turnpike, Middlebury , CT 06762 . The Beecher & Bennett-Flatow Funeral Home, 48 Cook Ave., Meriden is in charge of the arrangements.