Obit: Kramer, James J. (1934 - 2009) 
 

Contact: Robert Lipprandt

Email: bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 
 

Surnames: Franklin, Heyman, Kramer, Powers, Sebold, Wolf 
 

----Source: The Tribune - Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., WI), Wednesday, June 17, 2009, Online Edition 
 

Kramer, James J.  (February 27, 1934 - June 11, 2009) 
 

James J. Kramer, age 75, died at his home in Dorchester on June 11, 2009.  
 

He was born February 27, 1934, to Alfred and Helen (Sebold) Kramer in Pittsville.   
 

He attended St. Louis Elementary School and graduated from Dorchester High School.   
 

He served his country by joining the United States Army where he was dispatched overseas from 1957-1959.  
 

When he returned home he operated his family dairy farm in Dorchester, Wis.   
 

He is survived by his brother, Richard (Mary) Kramer, Springstead; and his sister, Kathleen Heyman, Wausau.   
 

He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Daniel Kramer. 

 
Funeral services will be on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at St. Louis Catholic Church in Dorchester, Wis. Friends may call from 9:00-11:00 a.m. A mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 a.m. Father Benjamin Franklin will preside. Burial with full military rite will take place at the Abbotsford Public Cemetery following the funeral mass.  
 

Acting as his pallbearers are his nephews: Dan and Rich Powers, Chuck and Dennis Wolf, Bob and Bill Heyman, and Jeff, Jack, and Phillip Kramer.

 
The Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Dorchester is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.