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Max J. Kramer -- 1982
The Burlington Record, Burlington,
Colorado
Thursday, Dec. 22, 1994
Max J. Kramer was born
on the family farmstead north of Bethune, Colorado, Dec. 11, 1932, to Christian
(Chris) and Maria (Mary) Stahlecker Kramer. He was baptized and confirmed
at Immanuel Lutheran Church. His childhood was spent on the farm
and attended country school close to his home with his sister Lorena and
brother Edward. Max graduated from Bethune High school, served in the National
Guard, and then returned to the place he was born to farm and ranch.
On May 16, 1954, he married Mildred
Schritter and raised four children: Sherry, Steven, Stanley, and
Nathan. In 1990 he and Mildred retired to Burlington, due to poor
health.
Max was an active lifetime member of
Immanuel Lutheran Church, serving on the church council and men's choir
for several years. He was a board member of the Bethune School District
for 29 years and of the Burlington Co-op. After years of declining health,
he passed away at the Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital, on Dec. 13,
1994.
He is survived by his wife Mildred; daughter and
son-in-law Sherry and Larry Freisth; grandson Ryan, of Colorado Springs;
son and daughter-in-law Steven and Christine Kramer; grandsons, Byron and
Jason of the family farmstead, north of Bethune; son and daughter-in-law
Stanley and Dawn Kramer, granddaughter and grandson, Stephanie and Christopher
of Bethune; son and daughter-in-law Nathan Kramer and Amy Barlow of Omaha,
Neb.; sister and brother-in-law Lorena and Alvin Buchholz of Grand Junction,
Colorado; brother and sister-in-law Edward and Lucille Kramer of Colorado
Springs; mother-in-law Anna Schritter of Burlington, and numerous relatives
and friends.
Funeral services for Max were held Saturday,
Dec. 17, 1994, at 1:30 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Bethune, with
Reverend Kim Wilker officiating.
Musical selections, included solos by
Jean Weisshaar of "I Saw a Man", "On the Wings of a Dove", and the selection
of "One Day at a Time" by Immanuel Lutheran Men's Choir. Rudy Schlichenmayer
was the accompanist.
Casket bearers were Kent Weisshaar, Garvin
Wiedman, Wilford Adolf, Doyle Adolf, Dean Schroeder and Stuart Edmundson.
Honorary escorts were Leland Strobel, David Guy, James Poole, George Wiedman,
Lawrence Eike, Orvel Aeschlimann, Mervin Friesth, Alfred Schritter, Dr.
Ben Jones and Edmund Gramm. Interment was in Immanuel Lutheran
Cemetery with Hendricks-Love Mortuary in charge of arrangements.
Memorial gifts may be made to Immanuel Lutheran Church and left at The
Bank of Burlington. |
