Thomas Edmund "Tom" Kraemer^[1]

1920 - 2000  (80 years)

• Name	Thomas Edmund "Tom" Kraemer
  Born	1920	, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84822331
  Residence	1921	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Roman Catholic
  _FSFTID	84822331
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-371988
  Died	29 Dec 2000	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I371988	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Seraphin Joseph Kraemer,   b. 8 Sep 1878, Hesson, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario ,   d. 11 Feb 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Ellen Lucinda Hammar,   b. 1885, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jul 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	5 Sep 1906	Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F46310	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rita Ludwina Foerster,   b. 4 Oct 1920, Hesson, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario ,   d. 4 Apr 2001, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Children	1. Gerard Kraemer   2. Gloria Ann Kraemer   3. Francis Charles "Frank" Kraemer,   b. 18 May 1949, near, Dorking, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario ,   d. 24 Nov 2020  (Age 71 years)   4. Dennis Jerome Kraemer,   b. 31 May 1953,   d. 2 Jul 1997, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 44 years)   5. Daniel Gregory Kraemer
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F57454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  KRAEMER, Thomas E. Peacefully. after a brief illness, on Friday, Dec. 29, 2000 at K-W Health Centre of Grand River Hospital, Thomas E. Kraemer of Elmira. Beloved husband of Rita (Foerster) Kraemer for 57 years; loving father and father-in-law of Gerard Kraemer (Joanne, Debra), Daniel Kraemer (Judy) all of Waterloo, Gloria Schoenhals (David) of Elmira, Frank Kraemer of Vancouver, B.C. and Joanne Kraemer of Elmira. Sadly missed by his ten grandchildren, Geoffrey, Michael, Heather, David, Jeremy, Matthew, Krista, Jennifer, Brent and Nicholas. Dear brother or Rose Plomske of Waterloo. Predeceased by his parents, Seraphin and Ellen (Hammar) Kraemer; one son, Dennis Kraemer; six brothers and three sisters. Tom farmed near Dorking for 31 years before moving to Elmira in 1974. He was a member of St. Teresa of Avila RC Church, Elmira and a longtime member of the Knights of Columbus, Father Hugh MacKinnon Council 8192, the Holy Name Society, the Linwood Rod and Gun Club and the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 469. Tom was also a well known builder and renovator in the Elmira, Linwood and Millbank areas and an avid horseshoe and hockey player in his younger days. He also loved to play the violin and always enjoyed a good game of solo. The family will receive friends and relatives at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, on Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Teresa of Avila RC Church, Flamingo Dr., Elmira on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2001 at 10:30 a.m. with Father George Nowak CR officiating, followed by interment in Elmira Union Cemetery. Knights of Columbus service will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m. followed by parish prayers. The Record Jan 2 2001 pg B10

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Grace Kraemer - 2000. [S2107] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1921, Sub Dist. 10 Page 9.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1920 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1921 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 29 Dec 2000 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth