Patricia J. Cramer age 79 of Clinton, IA, passed away Monday, June 13, 2022 at her home. Cremation rites have been accorded. Memorial services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, June 25th at Zion Lutheran Church, Clinton. A gathering of friends and family will be held Saturday, June 25th from 10:00 AM until the time of service at the church. A fellowship luncheon will be served in the church dining hall immediately following the service. Burial will be held at a later date. Pape Funeral Home is assisting the family. Memorials may be given to the Clinton Humane Society, Parkinson’s Research, or the charity of your choice. Online condolences may be left at www.papefh.com.
Patricia was born on July 7, 1942 in Bedford, England, the daughter of Wilfred and Ruth (Peat) Litchfield. She married Gordon Cramer on September 24, 1960 in Shefford, England. She and Gordon moved to Clinton, IA in 1962 from her native England. She worked at Clinton Community Schools and Prince of Peace Schools in Clinton. She was also the Activity Director at Wyndcrest and Bluff Terrace nursing homes. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church.
Patricia was a lifelong volunteer for the Clinton community. Her endeavors included: the Children’s Discovery Center, Trees Forever, Mobile Meals United, and teaching Sunday and Bible School classes at Zion Lutheran Church. Patricia loved to: travel, read, go antiquing, and visit with friends and family. Being with her grandchildren was the highlight of her life. She enjoyed working with all children doing arts and crafts.
Patricia is survived by her husband, Gordon Cramer of Clinton, IA; her three sons, Michael (Justin) Cramer of Davenport, IA, Stephen (Barbara) Cramer of Malone, WI, and Brian (Cora) Cramer of Round Rock, TX; four grandchildren, Eric, Megan (Nick), Allison, and Sevyn; a great grandson, Henry; four siblings, Janet (Ray) Baker of Moggerhanger, England, Alan (Penny) Litchfield of Sandy, England, Philip (Jenny) Litchfield of Biggleswade, England, and Karen (Albert) Mangold of Campton, England; numerous nieces and nephews in both the United States and England. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Norman and Michael.
Deepest sympathies to the entire Cramer family. While our hearts are hurting from the loss, the memories will carry on in the most precious way.
My heart goes out to Gordon, Mike, Steve and Brian and their families. I have many fond memories of Christmases at Uncle Duck and Aunt Jo’s with Pat And Gordon. A kind lady who will be missed by all that knew her. Sending thoughts and prayers.
Dear Pat, so many wonderful happy memories, even though you were far away, when we did have holidays together it made the time spent with you even more special, lots of laughter, sharing thoughts, and discussions about family, politics, and life.we never runs out of things to talk about. I will miss you so much, you have been in my life always (75yrs) and I just can’t imagine the world without you, I will so miss our telephone chats, but am so thankful for the lovely get together we had in 2019, it was meant to be.My love and thoughts are with Gordon, he was a devoted husband, and also all of your children, grandchildren , and great grandchild.
Aunty Pat you will be missed terribly. I will remember all the lovely holidays we had together and great memories we shared. My thoughts are with all the family at this time.
I will miss Aunt Pat and her wonderful accent! It was great to see her and Gordon at the Broken Spoke. I wish I could have been able to come home more often. Love to the family.
My loving, funny, kind, wise and caring big sister, we will all miss you so much. So many happy memories of your visits home and when we came to see you. You loved the simple things in life, family, card games, scrabble and cooking. Always in my heart.
My wonderful, kind and caring aunty Pat. I have so many wonderful memories of my time with her over the years, even though the distance between the U.K. and the U.S. meant those times were often far too brief. My thoughts are with her devoted husband, my uncle Gordon, and her wonderful family, my cousins Mike, Steve and Brian, and their families at this difficult time.
So sorry to hear of Patricia, passing away. I was always seeing her and Gordon at the sales. She always seemed so happy. You two had a lot of fun, with (the hunt), as my husband likes to call it. She will be missed.