Thomas Kramer

Thomas Gorge Kamer, age 67, of Motley, passed away on December 23, 2019 at Lakewood Health System. Tom was born on February 16, 1952 in Staples to Joseph & Helen (Kieffer) Kramer. Tom married his High School sweetheart, Robin Thorn in 1972. They made their home in Anoka for 36 years. Tom had a love of helping people. He enjoyed cutting wood with Paul, snowmobile trail grooming with Mick, or having a cup of coffee with his aunt Florence. Put him in the wood’s deer hunting with Zachary, Joe and Bob, he was guaranteed to have a smile the whole time. He also like fixing things at church with Greg but riding his John Deere tractor in the snow or mowing grass for hours was his joy. Sundays were reserved for the Vikings Games. He was proud of his 42 years work at Coffmann Memorial Union, at the University of MN as Buildings and Grounds Maintenance Supervisor. He loved that Building, the students, and the fulltime staff that worked for him. He was known to them as TK. He always had his radio on and set to 94.5 KS95-Rock on! Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 47 years, Robin; children: Joseph (Carli) Kramer and Jackie (John) Stockhausen; grandchildren: Zachary, Brianna, Nicholas, Kyle, Josephine, Maddy, Kennyn and Devyn; great granddaughter, Kalynn; sisters: MaryLou (Pat) Corkran and Janice Hallwachs; brother, Ron (Carol) Kramer; brothers-in-law, Robert Thorn and Gary (Peggie) Thorn; sister-in-law, Gayle (Bruce) Quinn; nieces and nephews: Debbie, Sue, Tim, Dan, Sandy, Vicky, Doug, Holly, Morgan, Carlyn, Andrew, Laurie, Shelly, Tracy, Gary, Mark, Mike, Taunee, Mitch, Jim, LeAnn, and their spouses and children. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at 11AM at Motley United Methodist Church. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service. Caring for Tom & the Kramer family: Taylor Funeral Home Staples, MN 218-894-9009 www.taylorfunerals.com