Cramlett, LaVina Marie 1917-2006

CRAMLETT, JURGENSEN, MARTSFIELD

Posted By: Doris Hoffman, Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/29/2017 at 11:45:53

Jan. 14, 1917 - July 26, 2006

LaVina Marie Cramlett, of Denver, died of cancer Wednesday, July 26, 2006, in Denver. She was 89.

The daughter of Andrew Jurgensen and Anna Sopia Martsfield Jurgensen, she was born Jan. 14, 1917, in Akron, Iowa. She married Daniel F. Cramlett on Aug. 12, 1943, in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Mrs. Cramlett lived in Boulder from 1956 to 1999.

She earned a teaching degree from Westmar College in LeMars, Iowa, and attended the University of Sioux Falls.

She worked as a nurse's aide and at the U.S. Postal Service, retiring in 1983.

A Sunday school teacher at Grace and Mount Zion Lutheran churches in Boulder, Mrs. Cramlett was an avid reader and recycler.

"She enjoyed sharing her faith with others," her family said.

Survivors include two daughters, Kay DeWarf, of Englewood, and Karen Brauer, of Bennett; one son, Daniel Cramlett, of Grand Junction; two brothers, Arval Jurgensen and Orlan Jurgenson, both of Akron; two sisters, Ellen Tabbert, of Harrisburg, S.D., and Janiece Lawrence, of Sioux Falls; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her husband.

A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Mount Zion Lutheran Church of Boulder, 1680 Balsam Ave. Mrs. Cramlett's body will be donated to science per her request.

Contributions in her memory may be made to the Children's Hospital, 1056 E. 19th Ave., #B20, Denver, CO 80218.

Family Mortuary in Englewood is handling arrangements.

The Daily Camera
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Boulder, Colorado