Carol Eileen Cramer

Carol Eileen Cramer obituary

Carol Eileen Cramer

Carol Cramer Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Benson & Langehough Funeral Home & Cremation on Sep. 19, 2025.

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Carol Eileen (Engh) Cramer was born November 12, 1946, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Roy Gilbert and Evelyn Georgina (Gigstad) Engh. She was raised in Warren, Minnesota, and graduated Warren High School in 1964. After attending college for a time she settled in Minneapolis. For a few years Carol worked as a copy editor for Decision Magazine - a job she had a great talent for. On July 22, 1995, Carol married Kenneth Cramer at St. John's Lutheran Church and they made their home in Northfield.

Carol was a woman of strong Christian faith and loved to share the message of Jesus. She was a veracious reader, a great lover of art - especially Vincent van Gogh, loved cats, enjoyed crossword puzzles and loved and cherished her family and grandchildren. Carol was kind, selfless and generous. She was dearly loved and will be greatly missed.

Carol passed away at her Northfield home, with her family by her side, on Thursday morning, September 18, 2025, at the age of 78.

Survivors include her husband of 30 years, Ken; her daughters Allison (Matthew) Osterhout of Northfield, Haley (Matthew) Campbell of Chicago; 4 grandchildren Jayden Rise, Ella Rise (Tegan Determan), Liam Campbell, Caroline Campbell; her great-grandson Xander Determan; her brother David Engh of Nowthen; other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Funeral services will be private.

Arrangements are with the Bierman, Benson & Langehough Funeral Home & Crematory. www.northfieldfuneral.com

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