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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)