Duane John Kramer was born on Oct. 29, 1941 at Harlan. He died on Aug. 24, 1985 at Desert Samaritan Hospital. Funeral services were held on Monday, Sept, 2 at All Saints Catholic church in Mesa, Ariz., with entombment at San Mausoleum at Chandler, Ariz.

He lived in Shelby county for several years until the family moved to Ariz., where he spent the last 32 years. He was a steel worker for 25 years for Midland-Ross Corp.. in Tempe, Ariz.

Survivors include his wife, Lupe C.; a son, Duane Joel of Chandler, Ariz; four daughters, Cathy, Linda, Carolyn and Joanne all of Chandler; his parents. Frank and Adeline Kramer of Mesa; three brothers, Don and Dick of Mesa and Dean of Petersburg, Neb. and one sister, Diane Theiman of Petersburg, Neb., along with several aunts and uncles and many cousins in the Shelby county area.