Lasting Memories

Verna Carol Krogh
Jan. 8, 1925-March 25, 2016
San Carlos, California

Mrs. Verna Krogh, also known to hundreds of schoolchildren in San Mateo County as Mrs. McDonald or Mrs. Reeves, died peacefully on March 25, 2016, at the age of 91.

Verna was born on January 8, 1925 to Carl & Louise Speicker in San Francisco. She graduated from Sequoia High School in 1942 and from Westmont College in Santa Barbara.

Her teaching majors were Christian Education and Music. She began her public school teaching career in Shafter, CA, in 1948. She also taught at Parkside, Bayshore and Bayside Schools in San Mateo.

Verna was a member of Menlo Church, and is mourned by her sisters and brothers in Christ. She is survived by stepchildren Justin and Allison and by cousins, nieces and nephews in both Krogh and Speicker families. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Reuben Krogh.

She was an active and dedicated member of the California Retired Teachers Association since her retirement in 1986.