Theodore Kramer

Theodore B. "Ted" Kramer, age 93 of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at the CentraCare Health Nursing Home in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

Ted's request was to donate his body to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. No services will be held.

Theodore Bernard Kramer was born March 16, 1924 in Melrose to Bernard and Mary (Klein) Kramer. He served in the Army during WWII in Germany where he earned the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Service Ribbon with three battle stars. Ted was a carpenter in the Melrose area for many years.
He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose, and a life member of the American Legion Unit 101. Ted enjoyed spending time at the cabin on Little Birch Lake.

Survivors include many nieces and nephews.

Ted was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Henry, Bud, Leo, and Raymond Kramer; sisters, Alvina Spaeth, Alma Kramer, Rose Illies, Louise Spehn, Veronica Wolf, Marie Parish, Ann Uhlenkamp, and infant sister, Helen Kramer.