Dale A. Kramer

Dale A. Kramer PINE GROVE Dale Arlen Kramer, 79 passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 in the West Reading Hospital. Born on June 2, 1936 in Pine Grove Twp., he was a son of the late Dennis A. and Sallie A. Mars Kramer. He was a 1954 graduate of Pine Grove Area High School and the Williamsport Trade School in 1956. He was a member of the Pine Grove Area High School Alumni Association for 11 years, from July 1, 2004 until the present time, serving as treasurer of the Association for nine of the eleven years. Dale worked for 35 years as a bricklayer for Charles H. Klinger and then the local bricklayers Union, until 1991 when he retired as a result of injuries sustained in a work accident. He proudly served in the Army National Guard of Pennsylvania from July 1958 until 1966, six months (September 20, 1958 to March 16, 1959) of which he performed active duty training in Fort Knox, Kentucky. He was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Pine Grove, where he served on the Board of Trustees for 35 years, 20 years as its Chairman. He also served as Chairman of the Building Committee for rebuilding of the church after it was totally destroyed by fire in 1980. Dale was a proud member of the Pine Grove Hose, Hook and Ladder Fire Co. No. 1 for 58 years, serving as 3rd Assistant Fire Chief from July 1981 to June 1989. He was a charter member of the Pine Grove Community Ambulance Association. He was a former Pine Grove Little League Coach and coach/coordinator of the Junior Bowling League Program at Pine Lanes, Pine Grove for 10 years. He was an avid photographer and enjoyed taking photographs of many local weddings, school sports teams and formerly taught adult education classes in photography at the Pine Grove Area High School. He loved to golf with his friends and travel with his wife and family, especially family vacation in the Outer Banks in North Carolina and their vacation timeshare in Aruba. Dale was preceded in death by a daughter, Karen Marie Kramer. Surviving are his wife, Rosemary Kramer Kramer, with whom he shared 57 years of marriage; a son, Scott D. Kramer and his wife, Malena of Lancaster; a daughter, Kathy A. Leffler and her husband, Tim of Pine Grove; five grandchildren, Nicholas Kramer, Nina Kramer, Zachary Leffler, Devin Leffler and Kaitlin Leffler; a sister, Dawn Sharon of Cleveland, Ohio. Funeral Services will be held on Monday, August 3, 2015 at 11 a.m. from St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 19 E. Pottsville St., Pine Grove, with Dr. Ira Lydic officiating. There will be a viewing on Sunday, August 2, 2015, from 6 to 8 p.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church and Monday, August 3, 2015 from 10 a.m. until time of service at the Church. Interment will follow in Schuylkill Memorial Park Cemetery, Schuylkill Haven. In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer contributions be made to St. Paul's United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 46, Pine Grove, Pa. 17963 in his memory. The H. L. Snyder Funeral Home, Inc., Pine Grove, is in charge of arrangements.