Kramer

Larry P. Kramer, 88, of Oxford, Pa., passed peacefully on Dec. 11, 2022, at his home in Ware Presbyterian Village in Oxford.

Mr. Kramer was born April 16, 1934, in Butler, to Sylvis R. and Lucille Kramer.

After graduating high school in Philadelphia, Mr. Kramer entered the U.S. Air Force and served during the Korean conflict.

After an honorable discharge from the Air Force, he worked for RCA and Scott Paper until retirement.

After retirement, he and his wife Sara Jane Kramer (McKeehen) enjoyed many years living near Bethany Beach, Del.

He was a dedicated husband for 65 years and father to three sons.

He enjoyed sports, especially the Pittsburgh Pirates, fishing, family gatherings and vacations. He encouraged honesty, integrity, education, self-reliance, family and participation in team sports. He passed on the lifelong skills of self-sufficiency to his sons. Larry and Sara Jane supported their sons’ sports activities by volunteering to cut athletic fields and help with team fundraisers. He and Sara Jane often sacrificed so that their sons would have a better start in life. David, Alan and Mark acknowledge and honor the sacrifices their father and mother made.

He is survived by his wife, Sara Jane, of Oxford, Pa.; his sons, David and his wife, Mimi, of Landrum, S.C., Alan of Coatesville, Pa., and Mark and his wife, Amy, of Landenberg, Pa.; and his sister, Nancy, of Cheshire, Conn.

He is also survived by five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Sylvis R. and Lucille Kramer; and his siblings, Robert Kramer and Sue Hill.

KRAMER — Funeral services for Larry P. Kramer, who died Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022, will be held at 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, at the EDWARD L. COLLINS JR. FUNERAL HOME, 86 Pine St., Oxford, Pa.

Interment with full military honors will be in Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Bear, Del.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Alzheimer’s Association at www.alz.org.

Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

Please sign the guest book at www.butlereagle.com.