William "Bill" Kramer

Bill was born on February 23, 1916 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Peter and Maria Kramer. After graduating from Victory Hill School, he went to work on the family farm where he found his true calling. This led to eventually having two separate farms, totaling 290 acres. He also worked for several years at JR Simplot, working to help other local farmers.

He married the love of his life, Marie Campbell on December 22, 1937. They were married for 71 years. They lived on their family farm in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and to this union, four children were born.

Bill really enjoyed the times he spent traveling with family. On numerous occasions, you’d catch him sitting around a campfire telling stories of the past. During one trip to Florida, he even reached over a fence and grabbed the tail of an alligator. This gave him the name of the family jokester. Each grandchild has their own story of what “really happened to his finger”.

After retiring from their farming life, they moved to Happy Valley, Oregon in 1995 to be closer to their family. He is sadly missed by his son, Tom Kramer (wife Judy) in Happy Valley, Oregon; son, Jim Kramer (wife Ginny) in Lake Oswego, Oregon; and daughter, Helen Lewis (husband Jim) in Clackamas, Oregon. He also will be greatly missed by his eight grandchildren: Mark Kramer, Cindy Slocum-Kramer (husband Robert), Roger Kramer (wife Bev), Robert Kramer (wife Theresa), Terese Kramer, Derek Kramer, Brenda Johnson (husband Enos), and Jamie Martin (husband Jacob), along with eleven great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, N. Marie, his parents, siblings, and daughter, Carolyn Kramer.