As we announce the passing of a beloved husband, father, brother, uncle and friend, Charlie Kramer, he would sure hope that you are not reading this while at work, Charlie would say, “You should be working, not reading about me”. He passed peacefully on October 30, 2025, with his family by his side. He was born on November 14, 1966, in Atchison, Kansas, the son of Alfred Ed Kramer and Joyce (Underwood) Kramer and is a graduate of Atchison County Community High School.
Charlie was as hard of a worker as you could ever find. He worked alongside his father on the family farm growing up and carried on part time farming for the rest of his life, raising cattle and tending to his pastures. Charlie was one of the initial employees at Bottorff Construction and worked there for a little over 18 years. He then joined Julius Kaaz Construction, where he was currently serving as a Project Superintendent. He performed numerous side jobs throughout the years pouring concrete and assisting others with projects. Charlie always had the knowledge to complete any project or construct just about anything. If you asked him, he would probably even tell you that he most likely overconstructed everything he built, just because that is how he liked it.
Charlie married Susan Browning on September 29, 1990, in Rushville, MO, and they’ve been happily married for 35 years—proof that love, patience, and a good sense of humor can stand the test of time. They started their family in 1996 with their first child, who quickly learned that Dad’s work ethic and resourcefulness included fixing more than just fences. Charlie was always there for his kids, cheering them on at every activity and occasionally performing repairs to side by side and go carts because of accidents that no one seemed to know anything about. Charlie’s solutions and his love will be cherished forever, especially by the children who still wonder how many spare tires Dad kept in his back pocket.
He is survived by his wife, Susan Kramer; children, Dillon Kramer, Blaine Kramer and Carlie Kramer; brothers, Tim (Sally) Kramer, Jeff (Sara) Kramer; and his nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, and his brother, Joseph Kramer.
Mass of Christian burial will be on Friday, November 7, 2025, at 10:30 am at Mount St. Scholastica Chapel, 801 S. 8th Street in Atchison. He will be laid to rest at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A visitation with the family will be on Thursday evening, Nov. 6th from 5-7:00 pm at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. The family respectfully requests that, in place of flowers, consider leaving a memorial to the Charles Kramer Scholarship, which the family plans to be presented to Vo-Tech students or to Phoenix Hospice, in gratitude for their care and support, left in care of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home.
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