Lucille (Lucy) Kramer

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  • Lucy Kramer Obituary
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Lucille (Lucy) Kramer, age 92, formerly of Aurora, passed away November 25, 2020 in Goodyear, Arizona.  
A Mass for Lucy (Haverkamp) Kramer, 92 will be held Saturday, May 8 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Aurora.  Inurnment of ashes will follow at the Aurora Cemetery.  A Funeral Mass was previously held at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Avondale, Arizona.
Lucille Edna (Haverkamp) Kramer was born Sept. 29, 1928 on a farm at St. Benedict, KS, daughter of Leo and Anna (Fangman) Haverkamp.  Lucille married Bernard Joseph Kramer on Feb. 12, 1949.  They farmed south of Baileyville, KS where they raised turkeys, cattle, wheat and corn.  Lucille (Lucy) and Bernard (Bernie) also lived in Sabetha, KS for a short time where Bernie hauled milk and Lucy worked part-time at an egg factory and an A & W Drive Inn.  The family then moved to Crawford where they operated their first bowling center.  In 1966, the family moved to Aurora where they owned and operated Mapleway Lanes for forty years.  Lucy loved to bowl and participated in over 30 State and National Bowling Tournaments. One of her accomplishments was ending up in second place in the All Events Division at a National Bowling Tournament.  She taught many young kids to bowl by starting the first Junior League in Aurora.  
Lucy enjoyed the times when her grandchildren would come stay with her and Bernie.  Lucy was never one to sit idle and started working part-time at the age of 72 at Dream Designs Bridal in Aurora, where she worked for ten years.  After the death of her husband in 2012, Lucy moved to live with her oldest daughter, Grace, in Goodyear, AZ.  She enjoyed playing cards, bingo and jewelry making.  Lucy and Bernie were married for 63 years.
Lucy was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Aurora, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Avondale, AZ and Phoenix Christ Child Society.
Lucy was a strong woman who met challenges given to her in life.  She managed her diabetes for 46 years and underwent bypass surgery in 2000.  She had a strong belief in God and always prayed for others.  Lucy enjoyed taking girl trips with her daughters to various places in the United States as well as with her bowling partners traveling to various bowling tournaments.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bernie, parents Leo and Anna Haverkamp, siblings, Vincent, Marcellus, and Melvin Haverkamp, and Therese Koch and son-in-law Paul Clayton.
Those left to cherish her memory are three children, Grace Cooper of Goodyear, AZ, Larry (Judy) Kramer of Omaha and Joyce Clayton of Lincoln; four grandchildren, Brady (Sheila) Clayton of Lincoln, Adam Clayton of Lincoln, Christine and Kelsey Kramer of Omaha; and two great-grandchildren Ella and Miles Clayton of Lincoln.  Lucy is also survived by one sister Leanna (Pat) Baker of Topeka, KS and sister-in-law Annie Haverkamp of Seneca, KS.  She has also left behind her favorite little dog, Sparky.