 Krieger died at age 95 on November 8, 2015, from injuries he incurred in a fire in his home in Boca Raton, Florida.Krieger was a devout Jew and was celebrating the Sabbath by lighting the traditional Shabbat candle, signifying the beginning of the Sabbath.Krieger suffered from Parkinson's disease, and the match he lit for the candle fell from his hands and onto his sweater.