Obit for KRAMER, Arnold Phillip (b.1882 d.1976), Redwood Co., MN
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Arnold Phillip KRAMER (1882 - 1976) Abstract

Sources: Memorial card for "Arnold Phillip Kramer," and "Kramer Kindred,"
compiled by Ruth Petracek, 1989; pp. 44, 49, 61, 68, 79-80, 128 (includes
"Artist Arnold Kramer dies," undated clipping from the Minneapolis Tribune).
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Arnold Kramer, known as "Minnesota's Grandpa Moses," passed away on July 3,
1976, at the Redwood Falls Hospital. A funeral mass was held at St. Anne
Catholic Church in Wabasso, Minnesota, on July 5, 1976 at 9 a.m., with Rev.
Patrick Casey officiating. Burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery in Seaforth,
Minnesota. Stanley's Funeral Service from Wabasso handled the arrangements.

Arnold was born on October 21, 1882, in Mitchell County, Iowa, the third son
of Michael and Gertrude Kramer. The family moved to Minnesota and purchased
land in Redwood County in 1891. Arnold grew up in the Seaforth area, was
"raised to be a farmer" and played in the Kramer Brothers Band and the
Kramer Orchestra.

In 1914 Arnold married Rose Boushek at St. Mary's Catholic Church in
Seaforth. Arnold and Rose settled near Seaforth and had five children.

In addition to farming, Arnold gave violin and cornet lessons, was in a
combo that played at dances, and directed bands from Seaforth, Vesta, Echo
and Wabasso.

In 1949, after more than 50 years of farming near Seaforth, Arnold retired
and took up oil painting. A self-taught artist, he produced more than 400
paintings -- many portraying turn-of-the-century farm life on the southwest
Minnesota prairie. Shows of his work traveled through the Upper Midwest, and
permanent collections are on display at Southwest Minnesota State University
in Marshall and the County Center Museum in Wabasso.
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Compiler's note: The memorial card lists Arnold's birthplace as Adams,
Minnesota. According to family records, Arnold was born in Iowa.

Compiled and abstracted by Renee Anderson, grandniece of Arnold Kramer.
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