Grayson family

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Velma Ione Kramer

Born in 1909 in Fort Dodge, attended school in Dayton, graduated from high
school there in 1927.  Attended Mercy School of Nursing in Fort Dodge.
Married Wendell 1943 in Dayton, and lived in Dayton the rest of her life.
Worked as a nurse at Trinity Regional Hospital in Fort Dodge and at
Friendship Haven.  Retired in 1970.  Died March 19, 1990.  Buried in North
lawn cemetery in Fort Dodge.


Alvin Charles Kramer Jr.

Born August 29, 1912, in Dayton, Iowa.  Known as Charles.
Address in 1980: 103 Ann St., Toledo, Iowa 52342.  He earned a
business degree from the University of Iowa, and in 1934 he was a bookkeeper
with the Metropolitan Life Insurance Farm Mortgage Division in Fort Dodge.
Later he was executive vice president of a bank in Clarion, Iowa.  In 1979,
at which time he was the guest of honor at the Dayton High School Alumni
Banquet.  He was the president and then executive officer for 26 years at the
State Bank of Toledo, and retired in 1985, retaining a seat on the board of
directors.

Clara Kramer sent a newspaper article which has a nice photo of Charles, and
explains that after retirement, he began working part time as the accountant
for the Tama Livestock Auction.

Died in July 31, 1988, in Cedar Rapids.  The body was donated to the
Department of Anatomy, University of Iowa, according to the obituary.