Ronald Kramer
April 15, 1943-Sept. 21, 2017
Ronald Kramer, 74,
Minot, formerly of Gran-
ville, died Thursday, Sep-
tember 21, 2017 in a
Minot nursing home.
Ronald was born April
15, 1943 in Minot, the son
of Ralph and Mary
(Lueck) Kramer. He was
raised and educated in the
Denbigh/Towner area.
Ronald worked in the
oil industry for a number
of years. His true passion
was breaking horses. He
worked a majority of his
life on farms and ranches
in the Granville area.
Ronald moved to Minot
in the early 1990’s. He
was employed for a
number of years as sup-
port staff with KALIX. He
also worked as a zoo-
keeper, for the Minot Park
District and as a brand in-
spector.
Ronald enjoyed young
horses, a cold drink,
country music and his
favorite dance partner and
companion, Shirley. He
will be missed by all who
shared in his life.
Ronald’s loving family
includes his siblings, Ran-
dy Kramer, Deering, Ar-
land (Clorinda) Kramer,
Granville, and Myla
Burckhardsmeier, Fergus
Falls, MN; companion of
nearly 30 years, Shirley
Hendrickson, Minot and
her children, Darlene
Hesch, Tammy Haggerot,
Terry Vetsch and Cheryl
Nelson; nephews, Jason
(Candace) Kramer, Ralph
Kramer, Kevin (Joan)
Burckhadsmeier and
niece, Kristy (Chris) Gil-
christ; and uncles, Lyle
Kramer, Denbigh and
Nick Sitter, Granville, ND.
Ronald was preceded
in death by his parents.
A Celebration of
Ronald’s Life will be held
at 1:00 p.m. on Friday,
October 20, 2017 at the
Thomas Family Funeral
Home, Minot.
Family and friends are
invited to sign a memorial
register book on Thurs-
day, October 19, 2017
from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00
p.m. at the Thomas Fami-
ly Funeral Home, Minot.
Those wishing to sign
the online memorial regis-
ter or share memories are
invited to use the expres-
sions of sympathy section
at (www.thomas
familyfuneralhome.com)