Peter Anthony Krupp

Peter Anthony Krupp, 70, died unexpectedly at home Tuesday, July 22, 2025. He was born on January 26, 1955, in the Bronx, New York to Felix and Mary Krupp.

Pete graduated from Manhattan College in 1976 with a degree in accounting. After marrying his wife, Kathy, in 1980, they started their family while continuing to live in the Bronx. In 1987, life took them down South, and they moved their family to Pittsboro, NC after buying a plot of land on a whim. During the transition of moving, Pete decided to become a Duke fan so as not to choose sides during a job interview in North Carolina - a loyalty he held for the rest of his life. He worked as a financial investigator for the North Carolina Department of Justice’s Medicaid Investigations Division until his retirement in 2020. His role perfectly blended his love for crunching numbers and true crime. Upon retirement as the unit’s Deputy Director, he was honored with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine by Governor Roy Cooper for his many years of service to the state of North Carolina.

In retirement, Pete embraced his favorite role: Dadu. He was an avid reader and a passionate sports fan (especially of Yankees baseball and Notre Dame football). He loved to bake, have a beer on the beach with friends, great music (especially Motown cassette tapes), schweinshaxe, playing the lottery, tinkering in his garage, and sharing a good laugh. Known affectionately as “Sweetie Petey,” he never met a stranger and was always ready to lend a hand.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Andrew, and his sister Teresa Orsogna. He is lovingly remembered by his wife, Kathy Wegman Krupp; his children, Kristina and Jason Miles, and Andrew and Dyane Krupp; his sister, Mary Pinto; his brother Arthur and Nancy Krupp; and his favorites, his granddaughters, Olive and Vera Miles.

In lieu of flowers Pete’s family asks that donations be made to the Brave Like Gabe Foundation, PO Box 6227 Minneapolis, MN 55406 (https://www.bravelikegabe.org/donate), a foundation that was near and dear to his heart during his own cancer battle with the motto “Running on Hope”, or donate to a charity of your choice that supports humanitarian efforts in today’s world.

A celebration of Pete’s life will be held this Fall. Please come ready to share your favorite stories. Pete would want nothing more than to be remembered with a smile and a beer in hand.

Donaldson Funeral Home & Crematory is honored to serve the Krupp Family.