Posts Tagged ‘Edd Kueker’
Fair’s growth continued into ‘90s
Editor’s note: This is the second entry of our three-part series looking back through the history of the Monroe County Fair, which was canceled this year due to the COVID-19…
Read MoreKueker’s buffalo coming to courthouse
Plans are firming to display a buffalo statue donated by late Monroe County historian Colonel Edd Kueker on the courthouse grounds in Waterloo. The iconic statue greeted visitors to the…
Read MoreMonroe County legend Edd Kueker dies
Funeral services took place Saturday for Edmund E. “Edd” Kueker, 87, of Waterloo, who died Dec. 25, 2012, in St. Louis. Visitation was held Friday, Dec. 28, at Quernheim Funeral…
Read MoreKueker joins Illinois Senior Hall of Fame
The Illinois Department on Aging presented awards to the 2012 Senior Hall of Fame class Oct. 24 in Springfield. The Senior Hall of Fame was created in 1994 to honor…
Read MoreThe many (cowboy) hats of Colonel Edd Kueker
When Colonel Edd Kueker of Waterloo was once asked how long he could talk about the history of Monroe County and his western antique collection, he responded, “Well, how long…
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