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Dennis Lee Cram
Dennis Lee Cram
Cedar Rapids
Dennis Lee Cram, 76, of Cedar Rapids, passed away on Friday, February 28, 2025, at Pinicon Senior Living in Anamosa. Services: at Cedar Memorial Westside Chapel, where a visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 8, 2025. Burial will be at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery in Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include great-niece and caregiver Samantha (Hunter) Rigby, brother-in-law Jim Curran, nieces, Jamie (Ron) Chittick and Marsha (Jon) Otto; great-nieces and -nephews, Andrew (Velvet), Dylan (Ashley) Chittick, Aubrey Chittick, Jared Curran, Rylee and Jonah Otto; great-great-nieces and -nephew, Sadie, Oliver and Ava Chittick; sister, Bonnie (Ben) Wichers and brothers Greg (Patricia) Cram and Steve (Jean) Cram and many other nieces and nephews.
Dennis was born on September 11, 1948, to Kitty and Willard Cram. He graduated from Washington High School in 1967. Dennis served in the United States Navy from 1967 until 1971. He worked for the City of Cedar Rapids for 38 years and the Cedar Rapids Kernels for 10 years. Dennis married Nancy Curran on September 1, 1990, and were married until her passing in 2021. Dennis enjoyed cruises, golf, casinos and movies.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy (Curran); and his parents.
In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Cedar Rapids Kernels.
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