Raymond Harvey Kramer, 95, of Clarkston (formerly of Lapeer), died Thur. Dec. 24, 2015. Raymond was born Jun 18, 1920 in Hadley to parents Harvey and Murle (Stacy) Kramer. He graduated from Hadley High School, class of 1939. Raymond proudly served his country in the US Air Force during WWII where he was a flight engineer on a B-17, flying bombing missions over Germany. Raymond was an electrician at General Motor, retiring in 1975 after 36 years of service to the company.
Raymond is survived by his wife, Ruby Kramer; children: Darrell (Janet) Kramer of AZ, Janet (Michael) Hluchaniuk of Williamston, Mary (Gary) Bates of Lapeer and Dennis (Debra) Kramer of Texas; step-daughter, Kim Kramer of Clarkston; 10 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; sister, Doris Parrish of Colt and his brother, Dean Matznick. Raymond is also survived by many other loving family and friends. He will be dearly missed.
Mr. Kramer was preceded in death by his beloved first wife, Vinnie Lou (Brooks) Kramer; grandson, Bryan Hluchaniuk; brother, Dale Matznick, step-daughter, Robyn Smith and his parents.
Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 11 am Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at Muir Brothers Funeral Home, Lapeer. Raymond’s funeral will be 11 am Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at Muir Brothers. Burial will be at Metamora Cemetery with military honors under the auspices of American Legion Post #16 Honor Guard. In lieu of flowers, memorials are encouraged to the American Heart Association or the Wounded Warrior Project.