Dorothy J. “Dot” Cramer Dorothy J. “Dot” Cramer, 93, of Stromsburg, died on Thursday, May 5, 2022 at Midwest Covenant Home in Stromsburg. The family has chosen to have a private family service. Interment will be held at the Arborville Cemetery near Polk.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.soltwagnerfuneral.com.
Dorothy was born on August 8, 1928 near Polk to Richard and Agnes (Brown) Sealey. She grew up in the Polk area and graduated from Polk High School in 1945. On January 4, 1945 Dorothy married Richard Cramer in Smith Center, Kansas, and moved to Laramie, Wyoming. They then moved back to the Swede Home area where Richard farmed for a while, before their family moved to Colorado. They raised their family in Colorado, before moving back to Nebraska in 1970. While in Nebraska they farmed and owned “Dick and Dottie’s Antiques”. After Dick’s death in 2013, Dot continued her love for antiques. Dorothy enjoyed her antiques,
Dorothy enjoyed her antiques, but her greatest love was getting to spend time with her family, especially when they visited her at their lake house. She attended the United Methodist Church, and was a member of several antique associations.
Those left to cherish her memory are her children; Richard (Shelley) Cramer of Aurora, CO, Diana (Dennis) Bruns of Loveland, CO, Michael (Debra) Cramer of Stromsburg, NE, and Susie (John) Wheeler of Loveland, CO, 15 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; Richard and Agnes Sealey, her husband; Richard, her brother; Richard Sealey, Jr. and sister; Ramona Steuben.