OBIT: Charles H. "Hick" CRAMER, 1989, native of Rockwood, Somerset County, PA

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  CRAMER
  
  Charles H. "Hick" Cramer, 71, of Connellsville, Pa., died July 27, 1989, in
  the Highlands Hospital and Health Center.  Born Aug. 28, 1917, in Rockwood,
  son of the late Pleasant and Maude Cramer.  Retired from the B & O
  Railroad.  Member of the New Haven Hose Company for 44 years; group
  commander of the Civil Air Patrol, No. 1400; member of Auxiliary Police of
  Connellsville; captain of Fire Police; member of the Royal Arch, Chapter
  283; the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite; Boy Scout leader; and member of
  the Greenwood United Methodist Church.  Survived by wife, Gertrude G.
  (McElhaney) Cramer; two sons: Bryan D. Cramer in the U.S. Air Force,
  Dayton, Ohio; and Charles C. Cramer, LaVale, Md; two daughters: Tammy
  (Cramer) Guehl, Pittsburgh; and Mrs. Ronald (Rawnie) Gillium, Grantsville,
  Md; two step-sons: Paul McElhaney, Virgina Beach, Va.; and Fred McElhaney,
  Lacanada, Calf.; 13 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and three
  step-grandsons.  In addition to parents, was pre-deceased by first wife,
  Betty Jeanne (Gaal) Cramer; second wife, Marie (Pritts) Cramer; and sister,
  Kathryn Marker.  Friends will be received in the Brooks Funeral Home, Inc.,
  111 East Green St., Connellsville, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday.  Funeral
  services will be held at 2 p.m. in funeral home Saturday with the Rev.
  Allyn Ricketts officiating.  Interment will be in Green Ridge Memorial
  Park.  Masonic service will be held 7 p.m Friday in funeral home.  New
  Haven Hose Company will conduct services Friday, 7:30 p.m., in funeral
  home.  In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions be made to a
  favorite charity.
  
  Daily American, July 28, 1989
  
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