Leland “Lee” D. Kramme Sr 1941 - 2022
KRAMME, MAUGHAN, ALTHOFF
Posted By: Connie Swearingen - volunteer (email)
Date: 9/13/2022 at 10:46:35
The Onawa Democrat
31 August 2022Leland “Lee” D. Kramme Sr., 80, of Onawa, Iowa passed away Friday, August 19, 2022 at Burgess Health Center in Onawa, Iowa.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, August 28, 2022 at the Goslar Funeral Home Chapel, Onawa, Iowa with Pastor Catie Newman, officiating. A live stream of the service will be posted on the Goslar Funeral Home website with Leland’s obituary. Military Honors will be provided by the United States Army and the David McNeill American Legion Post #129 of Onawa, Iowa. Burial will be held at a later date in Harris Grove Cemetery in Beebeetown, Iowa. A visitation will be 12:00 Noon – 2:00 P.M. Sunday, August 28, 2022 at Goslar Funeral Home Chapel, Onawa, Iowa. Arrangements are under the direction of Goslar Funeral Home and Monuments, Onawa, Iowa.
Lee was born November 10, 1941 in Hartley, Iowa, the son of Daniel and Frances (Maughan) Kramme. He grew up in Hartley and went to school from K-11 in Hartley, and graduated from Sheldon, Iowa High School in 1960, after his family moved there prior to his senior year.
After graduation, Lee worked with his uncle and cousins in road construction. In 1963, he was drafted into the United States Army. He did his basic training in Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri. Lee was then sent to Vietnam to serve in the Army Engineers. Lee was honorably discharged in 1965, but remained in the army reserves and was later called upon to serve in the Mojave Desert. As a civilian, he went on to help build many interstate highways and the Alaskan pipeline.
Leland and Connie Althoff were united into marriage June 19, 1974. They bought an acreage in Woodbine, Iowa, and lived there until 1978. The family then moved to Stanwood, Washington, where Lee continued to work in the excavation business. Lee loved the hunting and fishing that Washington had to offer. He also enjoyed training hunting dogs. He also liked fabricating with metal and wood building many projects from scratch.
After retiring he moved to Onawa, Iowa, where he enjoyed taking his dogs on sunset runs, driving his Geo Tracker on the country roads in the Loess Hills, catfishing in the Missouri river, and building things in his shop.
Survivors include two daughters, Bonnie (Terry Sr.) Watson, and Beverly (Brian) Kopp; two sons, Bill (Raquel) Wheeler, and Leland Jr. (Jessica) Kramme; grandchildren, Terry Jr. (Staci) Watson, Leah (Matt) Shilling, Danielle (Jason) Todd, Ashley (Preston) Whitman, and Lindsey Kramme; great-grandchildren, Jace Shilling, Brant Watson, Mason Watson, Addisyn McTighe, Cillian Whitman, and Emmy Whitman; sister, Priscila Price of Denver, Colorado; brothers, Scott Kramme of Shingle Spring, Colorado, Patrick Kramme of Loveland, Colorado, and Daniel (Kerrie) Kramme of Sprit Lake, Iowa; and many nephews and nieces.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Daniel and Frances (Maughan) Kramme; wife, Connie L. Kramme; stepmother, Eva B. (Murphy) Kramme; still born twin, Leah; and grandchild, Joshua Kopp.
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