Clarence C. Kramer

Funeral Services for Clarence C. Kramer, 92, of Norfolk, will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 1, 2023, at the Home for Funerals Chapel, 708 Georgia Avenue. Reverend Ed Felgate will officiate. Burial will be at Grand Island Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Thursday from 4-6 p.m. at the chapel. Home for Funerals is in charge of arrangements. The service will be livestreamed on the funeral home’s website.

Clarence died Saturday, August 26, 2023, at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk.

Clarence Charles was born to Frank and Catherine (Kollman) Kramer on May 27, 1931 in Atkinson, Nebraska. He attended School District 169 in Holt County.

He joined the U.S. Army, serving as a clerk typist in the Korean War from 1952-1954. After the war he attended and graduated from the National Business College in Lincoln, Nebraska, majoring in Accounting and Business Administration.

Clarence was hired at the Norfolk Daily News on April 11, 1955, as a bookkeeper and later promoted to Office Manager/Accountant. He retired January 28, 1997, after 41 years of employment.

On November 18, 1967 he was united in marriage to Lorraine Haggart. To this union three children were born, a son Craig, and two daughters, Susan and Sheryl.

Clarence enjoyed tending to his flower and vegetable gardens. He had many varieties of hostas and roses and took great pride in his yard and landscaping.

Clarence is survived by his wife Lorraine; children Craig (Joan) Kramer, Sheryl (Darin) Berglund, and Susan (Mark) Peterson; grandchildren Tyler and Kayla Peterson, and Cody (Megan), Kyle, and Kamryn Berglund.

He was preceded in death by his parents Frank and Catherine Kramer, brothers George, Richard, and Henry Kramer, and sisters Mary Grof and Leona Kubart.

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