Surnames: Kramer, Sittner, Johnson, Bodle David Kramer, 91, a resident of Troutdale (Oregon), died at a Gresham (Oregon) hospital on Thursday, February 14, 2002. He was born on September 26, 1910, in Chicago (Illinois), the fourth of seven children to Carl and Sophia (Sittner) Kramer. He grew up in Chicago and married Myrtle Lillian Johnson on March 3, 1934, in Chicago. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and after the service settled in The Dalles in 1943. He managed the Firestone Tire Store in The Dalles from 1945 through 1956, then transferring to Vancouver (Washington) for several years. He then became the territorial manager for the Firestone Company until his retirement in 1972. He was a member and Past Master of the Masonic Lodge and a member of the Gresham Al-Kadar Shriners. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially golfing, hunting and fishing, woodworking and furniture refinishing. He is survived by his wife, Myrtle "Jackie" Kramer, Troutdale; a son and his wife David "Kenny" and Carolyn Kramer, Gresham; two grandchildren, David and his wife Ramona Kramer, Gresham; and Pamela and her husband Terry Bodle, Beaver Creek (Oregon); five great-grandchildren, Kelly, Kyle, K.C., Carly and David; a brother, Carl Kramer, The Dalles. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 23, 2002, at I.O.O.F. Mausoleum in The Dalles with Smith Callaway Chapel in care of services. Memorials may be made to Shriners Hospital for Children, 3101 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, Oregon 97201 or Bob Wagenblast, P.O. Box 885, The Dalles, Oregon 97058. The Dalles Chronicle February 20, 2002 Written permission to reprint obituary given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon. Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser