Laura Kramer Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Laura Kramer, age 96 of Algona, passed away Monday, October 9, 2017 at the Mercy Medical Center of North Iowa in Mason City. Mass of the Christian Burial will take place on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at 10:00 AM at St. Cecelia Catholic Church in Algona with Rev. Ed Girres celebrating. Burial will take place at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in St. Joe. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 from 4:30 PM until 8:00 PM with a 5:30 PM Rosary and a 7:00 PM Scripture Service at Lentz Funeral Home in Algona. Laura Kramer, daughter of Nicholas and Josephine (Origer) Frideres, was born on February 3, 1921 near Ottosen, Iowa. Laura's parents died when she was young, she made her home and an uncle and aunt, John and Susie Faber, near West Bend. Laura attended school at West Bend. On January 16, 1940, Laura married Andrew Kramer in West Bend. They farmed in the St. Joe area until retiring and moving into Algona in 1980. Laura was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joe, until transferring membership to St. Cecelia Catholic Church, Algona, in 1980. Laura Kramer passed from this life at the age of 96 on October 9, 2017 at the Mercy Medical Center of North Iowa in Mason City. Laura is survived by a daughter, Sister Dorothy Kramer, OSF of Glenview, Illinois, two grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Laura was preceded in death by her husband, Andrew, in 2005, her son, Raymond, in 2006 and her daughter, Ann Studer, in 2015. Laura was also preceded in death by her parents, Nicholas and Josephine Frideres, four brothers Harold, Edmund, Martin and Clarence), and two sisters (Rosalia Erpelding and Susie Beck). ~ God bless the memory of Laura C. Kramer.~

Laura Kramer

February 3, 1921 - October 9, 2017