Obituary of Herbert Gilbert Kramer

Herbert G. "Herb" Kramer, 84, of Dyersville and formerly of Farley, Iowa died Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at Finley Hospital in Dubuque. Friends may call from 2 - 8 p.m. Thursday, March 11, 2010, at the Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville where a parish scripture service will be held at 4 p.m., the Scherrmann-Peterson American Legion Post will gather at 6 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 12, 2010, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville with burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Farley. Herb was born Dec. 31, 1925, in Farley, Iowa the son of Joseph and Mary (Oberbroeckling) Kramer. He received his formal education in the Farley area schools and entered the US Army from 1945 - 1947 in Korea. Herb and Mae Vaske were united in marriage on May 26, 1948, at St. Clement's Catholic Church in Bankston, IA. Together they farmed North of Farley until retiring in Dyersville in 1995. He was a member of St. Francis Xavier Parish and was a life member of Knights of Columbus Council 2001 of and the Scherrman-Peterson American Legion Post 656, both of Farley. Herb loved spending time with his family and friends, and playing cards. He had a long standing passion for farming and John Deere farm equipment on the Kramer Family Century Farm. Herb is survived by his wife of 61 years, Mae; 7 children: Nancy (Bob) White and Richard J. (Sharon) Kramer, both of Dyersville, Wayne (Teresa) Kramer of Farley, Jean (Gary) Domeyer of Earlville, Julie (Leo) Kluesner of Worthington, Donna (Kim) Olberding of Dyersville and Alan (Connie) Kramer of Farley; 24 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren; 3 sisters: Lorraine Kramer of Dyersville, Martha Jane Demmer of Farley and Arlene Jaeger of Dyersville; 4 sisters-in-law: Marguerite Kramer of Lamont, Mary Ann Kramer of North BuenaVista, Carol (Pat) Gehl of Cascade and Grace Vaske of Dyersville. He is preceded in death by his parents, a son, Daniel on Feb. 9, 1963, 5 brothers: Ray, Leonard, Clarence, Joe and LaVern, and 4 sisters: Evelyn Winter, Mercedes Ries, Bernice Lansing and Marcella Kramer. We would like to thank the staffs at Finley Hospital and Dr. Ronald Schope for so compassionately tending to our needs during Dad's final days.