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At Kramer Funeral Home, we are proud of our heritage, service, commitment and integrity. Our purpose is to provide valuable service for each individual family, while showing compassion and high-quality professionalism in a manner consistent with the values of Kramer Funeral Home since its beginning. Our vision is to meet your needs, then your needs become our mission. History The history of Kramer Funeral Home dates back to the very earliest days of Dyersville. Aside from the fact that the funeral home location in Dyersville is the home that, at one time, belonged to the city's founding family, Kramer ancestors also were here to see the town grow. In the 1880's a gentleman by the name of Paul Lippert began offering funeral services by arranging funerals, attending the deceased and producing finished caskets in the rear of their store (Lippert Building on 1st Ave. in Dyersville). For nearly 20 years Paul carried out family wishes, even earning a degree in embalming from the Chicago College of Embalming in 1902. (Paul's actual diploma of this achievement is available for viewing at the current Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville.) Paul's son, Henry "Local" Lippert, worked with his father and carried on the family practice after Paul's death in 1905. Local, having also earned a degree in 1906, continued the business in the store for many years until, in 1928, he purchased the home of Judge James Dyer's daughter, Anna and Joseph Limback, and remodeled it as a "Home For Funerals." This location in Dyersville continues to serve the public. Local had one daughter, Lanette J. Lippert, who married a man by the name of L.F. "Gene" Kramer and the Kramer name entered the existing funeral care practice. After receiving his license to practice Mortuary Science in 1933 from the Hohenschuh-Carpenter College of Embalming in St. Louis, Kramer invested 38 years as a Funeral Director in the community of Dyersville. Lanette, a pioneer herself, assisted with the business, even going so far as to receive a business degree in 1932, an event nearly unheard of in that day and age. In 1971 Gene passed away leaving the care of the community to his family. Gene and Lanette had four children, two of whom entered into funeral service. Karol, the eldest of the children, became a Funeral Director in 1958 and spent a number of years with the funeral home until her relocation to the Cedar Rapids area where she works. Son, Dave, himself becoming a Funeral Director in 1962, assisted Gene and took over the Kramer Funeral Home following his father's death in 1971. Today, Craig Kramer, Dave's son and Gene's grandson, is an intricate part of the daily activities in the funeral home. Craig received his degree in Mortuary Science from the University of Minnesota in 1990 but has been helping his father since boyhood. The Kramers have grown the Dyersville service to now include funeral homes in Monticello (built in 1997) and Holy Cross (a public school purchased and renovated in 1994). The continued strive for excellence and caring service delivered with integrity has carried the family through today and will continue to foster close ties within each community served.

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