Andrew T. Kraeger

Constableville - Andrew T. Kraeger, 23, of State Route 26, passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2009. Andrew was born in Rome on October, 3, 1985, to Thomas A. and Rhonda L. Farr Kraeger. He grew up on the Kraeger homestead farm on Route 26, attended Constableville Elementary School and graduated in 2004 from South Lewis Senior High School. While in high school he attended the Howard G. Sackett BOCES Center in Glenfield where he studied carpentry. Mr. Kraeger had been employed as a carpenter in the Constableville area for the past several years. Andrew excelled in wrestling, a sport that he began in elementary school in the Pee Wee Wrestling program, advancing through junior and senior high school varsity wrestling, and participating in Section Three tournaments. He enjoyed ice skating and especially hockey. He had recently played on teams in Lowville and Rome. He also enjoyed hunting on the Kraeger farm and fishing in the White River near Constableville. He also loved listening to music and going to concerts. In addition to his parents, Andrew is survived by a sister, Sarah Glouse and her husband, Bill, of Boonville; two brothers, Lee M. Kraeger of Constableville and Bruce I. Kraeger of Watertown; his beloved niece and Godchild, Brenna Glouse of Boonville; his paternal grandparents, Irving and Josephine Kraeger of Constableville; his maternal grandmother, Thelma Farr of Boonville; and several aunts, uncles and cousins, who all had a great love and affection for him. He was predeceased by his maternal grandfather, Richard Farr, in 2002, and by a cousin, Desirae L. Failing, in 2006. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, August 11 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Joseph's Church in Boonville, where the Reverend Sean P. O'Brien, pastor, will officiate. Interment will follow in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Constableville. Visitation will be on Sunday from 2-5 p.m. and Monday from 4-8 p.m. at the Trainor Funeral Home, Inc., 143 Schuyler Street, Boonville. Andrew's family would appreciate contributions in his memory to Constableville Fire Company.