Dolores Kramer, RHS Class of 1951

Dolores Bailey Kramer of Danbury, a 1951 graduate of Ridgefield High School, died Monday, May 16, 2005. She was 71 years old and the wife of Lewis Kramer.

She was born in New Canaan on Aug. 2, 1933. She was a 1951 graduate of Ridgefield High School.

“Dolores will be remembered for her strong appreciation of life,” her family said. “Her most important quality was being a devoted loving wife and mother. She was a constant inspiration to her family. The greatest gift she gave was herself.”

Besides her husband of 49 years, Mrs. Kramer is survived by her sons Joseph Kramer and his wife, Lisa, of Asheville, N.C., and Richard Kramer of Brookfield; her daughters, Kim Kramer Oldham of Massachusetts, Susan Elbaum and her husband, Charles, of Bridgewater, and Lynn Kramer of New Fairfield; four grandchildren, Jay Oldham, Glenn and Robert Elbaum, and Jane Bailey Kramer; her sister-in-law, Mae Marzano; and several nieces and nephews.

A son, Robert, died before her.

Graveside services were held Saturday, May 21, at Branchville Cemetery.