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Albert “Al” Kramka, 84, Woodstock, died Saturday, April 20, 2013, at home.
He was born March 17, 1929, in Elgin to Robert J. and Caroline (Sczrosinski) Kramka.
On May 3, 1952, he married Lella Cork in Elgin.
He served in the U.S. Army from January 1951 until October 1952.
He was a member of the American Legion and the McHenry County Historical Society. He also was a teacher for Woodstock School District 200 and taught at Woodstock High School and Olson Middle School for 28 years.
He enjoyed gardening, fishing, music and traveling.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Lee (Nancy Hickmann) Kramka, Lane Kramka and Clay Kramka; two daughters, Gail (Terry) Moran and Susan (Dave) Nell; two brothers, Larry (Marge) Kramka and Jack (Lil) Kramka; and a sister, Jean (Terry) Skelton-Lawson.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a daughter, Deborah Whitecotton, Sept. 21, 2007.
Visitation was April 23 and 24 at Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, Woodstock. The funeral was April 24 at the funeral home. Burial was private. Memorials can be sent to the Epilepsy Foundation, P.O. Box 96546, Washington, DC 2007.