Danny Cruz

Danny Cruz

Danny Joseph Cruz, 50, of Whitewater, Mo., died Friday, Feb. 27, 2009, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born March 5, 1958, at Fort Atkinson, Wis., son of Joseph Soledad and Gertrude Ethel McCulley Cruz.

Cruz was a maintenance worker for Wal-Mart in Cape Girardeau.

Survivors include his mother of Whitewater, Mo.; fiancee, Wanda Perry of Whitewater, Mo.; three sons, Danny Duane and Ryan Cruz of Whitewater, Mo., and Michael Cruz; a daughter, Stephanie Cruz of Whitewater, Mo.; six brothers, Juan, Jose and James Cruz of Milwaukee, Duane Cruz of Whitewater, Wis., Alex Cruz of Rockford, Ill., and Elmer Green of Advance, Mo.; two sisters, Linda Duran of Palmyra, Wis., and Wanda Pounds of Whitewater, Mo.; and a granddaughter.

He was preceded in death by his father and two brothers.

Friends may call from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home in Jackson.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Janet Hopkins officiating. Burial will be at McGuire Cemetery in Burfordville, Mo.