Ingrid Mae Kriegler

Ingrid Mae Kriegler died in Allentown on September 2, 2026. She was 79. Born in Allentown on February 28, 1947, with German-American roots that shaped the table more than the flag. She learned early that a day is something you finish, not something you wait for. She tested pulp until numbers told the truth. A sample bottle rack by the sink was her garden; quality was a habit, not a slogan. Colleagues still mention a sample bottle rack by the sink. She married Franz in 1974. They kept a house that stayed modest when the neighborhood did not. They raised a daughter through public schools and ordinary weather. After Franz died in 2019, she kept the routines that still made sense: the walk, the garden, the Sunday call. Neighbors remember someone who knew every child's name on the block. She liked early mornings before the heat or the noise. She died in Allentown, among streets she never needed to explain. The recipe card is still stained in the useful places.