MARK WILLIAM KRAMER

MARK WILLIAM KRAMER of Palouse, WA died April 17, 2026 at the of of 76. A second-generation funeral director, he began working alongside his father, Jack Kramer, at Kramer Funeral Home at the age of 14. He later completed his apprenticeship at Hazen & Jager Funeral Home before returning to the family firm, where he became co-owner. A graduate of the San Francisco College of Mortuary Science, honored by the WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine for his over 48 years of service to the WSU Willed Body Program, preparing donors for educational study. Kramer received the Legacy of Service Award in 2003, jointly presented by the Washington Cemetery, Crematory and Funeral Association and the Washington State Funeral Directors Association, in recognition of more than 50 years of dedicated service as a licensed funeral director and embalmer.