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Kramer, Kevin C.
Kevin C. Kramer, 53, of Hopkinton, died suddenly Sunday, April 10, 2011, at Jones Regional Medical Center in Anamosa. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at St. Luke's Catholic Church in Hopkinton. A parish Scripture service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 15, at St. Luke's Catholic Church in Hopkinton, with burial in the Hopkinton Cemetery. The Rev. John Kremer will officiate.
Kevin was born June 26, 1957, in Manchester, Iowa, the son of Lawrence and Mildred (Goldsmith) Kramer. He married Sue Weber on June 13, 1981, in Delhi.
He owned and operated Kevin Kramer Trucking in Hopkinton since 1979 and was a 30 year member of the Hopkinton Fire Department.
Kevin was a loving husband and the best dad in the world who loved his family and friends very much. He was also a great asset to the community. Kevin was a very generous person, typically not seeking any recognition for his efforts. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Surviving are his wife, Sue; three children, Matthew (Carrie Besler) of Cedar Rapids, Brittany of Earlville, and Courtney (Jayme Digman) of Hopkinton; five sisters, Dianne (Mariano) Diaz-Miranda of Austin, Texas, Mary (Jay) Yanda of Hopkinton, Julie (Al) Coyle, Sheila (Jim) Tjaden and Lori (Ron) Welter, all of Monticello; six brothers, Dale (Wendy) of Baldwin, Wis., Dean (Vicki) of Sand Springs, Pat (Norma) Peosta, Dan (Shelley) of Solon, Rick (Denise Miles) and his twin, Keith (Sherry), all of Hopkinton; his mother-in-law, Veronica Weber of Delhi; brothers and-sisters-in-law, Wayne Weber and Margo (Rick) Bojorquez, both of Delhi, Norma Weber, Nancy (Gary) Moorehead, and John (Crystal) Weber, all of Cedar Rapids, Joyce (Jim) Nehl of St. Joseph, Mo, Tom Weber of Prescott, Ariz., Cathy (Bob) Aldrich of Langworthy, Roger Weber of Seattle, Wash., Paula (John) Hargrafen of Hopkinton, and Jayne (Kenny) Kirschbaum of Garner; five godchildren, Joe Kramer, Megan Kramer, Maci Welter, Michelle Moorehead and Justin Hunter; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his father-in-law, John Weber.
Memorials are preferred to Maquoketa Valley Dollars for Scholars.
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