This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Kramer; Starman; Ranslem; Thieman; Friesen; Schaben; Klocke; Bissen; Grote; Fuhs; Heese Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/1960 Message Board Post: In Memory of Kelly L. Kramer Kelly Lynn Kramer, daughter of Dean and Kate (Starman) Kramer, was born on April 15, 1977 at Tilden, NE. She was baptized and confirmed at the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Petersburg. She attended school at Petersburg Public School and graduated in 1995. Kelly attended Wayne State College and graduated in December of 1999. During her time at Wayne, she was a member of STRIDE, the Newman Club, and she did work-study at the campus library. Kelly lived in Fremont where she worked at Pre-Schools and Daycare in Fremont and Omaha. She returned to Petersburg in August of 2002. She worked as a substitute para-educator at Boone Central Elementary School and Jr. High. Kelly was a member of the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Petersburg. On Tuesday, August 30, 2005 Kelly passed away after a lengthy illness at the Wolf Memorial Good Samaritan Center in Albion at 28 years of age. She is survived by her parents: Dean and Kate Kramer of Petersburg; 2 sisters and 1 brother: Karrie Kramer of Kenesaw; Dustin Kramer of Omaha; and Kendra Ranslem and husband Brad of Gibbon; 1 nephew Keaton Ranslem; along with aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. Kelly was preceded in death by her grandparents: Lawrence and Loretta Starman; Frank and Adeline Kramer, and uncles Duane Kramer and Bobby Starman. Funeral Services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, September 2, 2005 at the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church with Fr. Stan Schmitz officiating. Burial will be at the parish cemetery. Visitation will be on Thursday from 4-8 p.m. at the church with a 7:30 p.m. Wake Service. Visitation will resume at 9:00 a.m. on Friday morning until service time at the church. Levander Funeral Home, Albion, NE is in charge of the arrangements. http://www.levanderfuneralhome.com/archives/2005/August/KKramer/KKramer.htm other relatives include family of the late Duane Kramer; Donald Kramer and family; Richard Kramer and family; Diane and Hank Thieman and family; Irene Friesen (Council Bluffs) and family; Lillian Schaben (Harlan) and family; Rita and Verdy Klocke (Cascade) and family; Alma and Paul Bissen (Harlan) and family; Theresa Grote (Portsmouth) and family; family of the late Dolores Fuhs; Leona and Joe Bissen (Clarinda) and family; Marlene Kramer (Omaha) and family; Mary and Francis Heese (Earling) and family