Rapides County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Kramer, Johann Baptist "John" December 5, 1908
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Source: Weekly Town Talk (Alexandria, Louisiana) 12 Dec 1908, Sat Page 11

Kramer. - At the family residence, corner of Fourth and Scott, Alexandria, La., 
on Saturday December 5th, 1908, at 6 p.m., John Kramer, aged seventy-seven 
years, 6 months and thirteen days.

As the sweet-toned bells in the Catholic steeple were tolling the Angels 
gathered around the bedside in a house not far away was a solemn one that will 
not soon be forgotten by those who were wtenesses (sic). The aged father, 
surrounded by a loving wife and children, and relatives were watching his life 
ebb away, pronouncing the Amen to the [page crease] of the church for the 
parting [page crease] breathed his last. Peacefully that last breath taken, and 
while those who were witnesses, there was that consolation that with the 
knowledge that a life blesses that was blameless, innocent of having ever 
wronged his fellow man, or of having done aught that can cause regret. The last 
hour [page crease] with his loved ones, as a [page crease] memory.

The deceased was born in Fischerbach, Baden, Germany, and came to Alexandria at 
the age of twenty-one. He resided for over fifty-six years in this city, and 
almost all of the time in the very spot where he died. He leaves a widow and 
twelve children. the children are Mrs. Jacob Haynes, Mrs. Charles Chavanne, of 
Alexandria; George P. Kramer, and Victor M. Kramer, of New York; Mrs. Dan 
Jacobs, of Lake Charles; William and John B. Kramer, Jr., of New Orleans; 
Casper, Philip, Michael, and Misses Luella and Catherine Kramer, of Alexandria. 
He also leaves eight grand-children. The nephews of Mr. Kramer are Alderman J. 
Norman and Mr. Ambroise Kramer, the nieces are Mrs. Florence [page crease] and 
Mrs. J.P. Turregano. The other relatives who were present at the death bed were 
Mr. George [page crease] sheimer and daughter, Miss Net [page crease] of New 
Orleans.

Mr. Kramer was for thirty-two years in the undertaking business. he was a member 
of the old Alexandria fire company, and was a public-spirited [page crease]. The 
immdediate (sic) cause of his death was appoplexy (sic).

The funeral took place this morning at 10 o'clock, leaving the family residence 
at that hour and proceeding to St. Francis Xavier Catholic church, from thence 
to the Rapides cemetery in Pineville.

The Town Talk sympathizes with the family in their sad hour of bereavement.