William G. Kramer, Jr., 87, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 6:15 am, Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at Autumn Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Wabash. He was born August 7, 1931 in Markleville, Indiana to William G. Sr. and Elizabeth (Seward) Kramer.
Bill was a 1949 graduate of Markleville High School, in Madison County, Indiana, received his Bachelors of Science degree from William Jewel College in Liberty, Missouri, and his Masters in Administration from Ball State University. He married Nancy Stepleton at the First Baptist Church in Muncie, Indiana on July 22, 1955. He was a US Air Force veteran. Bill taught in Kansas City, Missouri, Junior High in Rushville, Indiana, at Test Junior High in Richmond, Indiana, was an Administrator at Wabash High School from 1966-1984, then moved to Somerville, Tennessee, where he was the Principal at Fayette-Ware High School. He retired as Principal at North White High School in 1987. He also was the office manager at Bob Davis Automotive, Fort Wayne, for nine years. Bill was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Wabash, and the Indiana Retired Teachers Association. His two cats Barbara Ann, and Ophelia were his babies and best friends. He and Nancy moved back to Wabash, in September of 2005, coming from Fort Wayne, where they lived for 10 years.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy Kramer of Wabash; three children, Kristopher W. (Kathy) Kramer of Fort Wayne, James Andrew “Andy” (Shawn) Kramer of Kettering, Ohio, and Debi (John) Leer of Millersburg, Indiana; daughter-in-law, Evelyn Emerson of Hopkins, Minnesota; seven grandchildren, David (Athena) Kramer of St. Paul, Minnesota, Jon Emerson (Kristen) Kramer of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Brett (Tristan) Kramer of Indiana, and Shawn (Kirsten) Kramer of Lafayette, Indiana, Cheyenne Dakota Fuston, Rhiannon Ferguson, and Makenna Kramer, all of Kettering, and eight great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his son, Dr. Bruce H. Kramer.
Memorial services will be 3pm Thursday, November 29, 2018 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Pastor John Cook officiating. Friends may call 2-3pm Thursday, November 29, 2018, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is American Heart Association.
The memorial guest book for Bill may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.