Anna May Kramer Gore, 83, died February 16 from a short illness, at her home in Gardner, KS.
Anna May was born in Seneca, KS, November 18, 1930, the long awaited first child of Frank and Rose Buessing Kramer. She attended Sts Peter and Paul schools in Seneca graduating with the class of 1948. She began her nursing career at St. Anthony's School of Nursing in Sabetha, KS graduating in 1951. After working for a brief time in Lincoln, NE, Anna May came to Hiawatha, KS as a surgical nurse for the newly built Hiawatha Community Hospital. She pursued many facets of nursing, working in the offices of Drs. Nichols and Duckett, Hiawatha, KS, as a school nurse for USD 415, Hiawatha, KS, in private duty nursing, and as Director of Nursing for Valley Vista Long-term Care Facility in Junction City, KS. She also taught continuing education and certified nurse's aide classes at Cloud County Community College and served as Director of Nursing for Maple Heights Nursing Facility, Hiawatha, KS from which she retired to care for her husband during his illness.
Anna May married Forrest Gore on August 7, 1954 at Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Seneca, KS. They made their home in Hiawatha until 1968. At that time the Kansas National Guard was activated and they moved to Ft. Carson, CO. This would be the catalyst that changed a small town Kansas girl into an international traveler. Throughout Maj. Gore's military career they were stationed in Germany, Atlanta, GA, Turkey and Junction City, KS. During this time Anna May used her nursing skills as a volunteer for the American Red Cross. Her contributions were many even to the degree that her works were included in one of Maj. Gore's efficiency reports.
During the times she lived in Hiawatha, Anna May was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church and was a member of the Altar Society and the St. Ann's Sewing Circle. She was a Cub Scout Den Mother and active in the Girl Scouts. Anna May was an avid reader and had a wealth of historical knowledge. She enjoyed sewing, especially making Barbie clothes and doing various types needlework. She enjoyed cooking and was a collector of cookbooks.
Anna May was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Maj. (Ret) Forrest E. Gore, and a nephew, Jason Kramer. She is survived by her children Cathy Chapman, Gardner, KS, Mike Gore, Littleton, CO and Cindy Gore, Gardner, KS. Three grand children, Patrick Gore, Shawn Gore and Raven Gore, one brother, Regis Kramer, Junction City, KS, three sisters, Helen Keeler, Whiting, KS, Dorothy Selk, Topeka, KS and Sr. Rosa Lee Kramer, Emmetsburg, PA, numerous nieces and nephews and grand nieces and nephews and a wealth of friends and acquaintances whose lives she touched.
The family will meet with friends from 1:30 until 2 p.m. Thursday, February 20, at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha, to go in procession for graveside services at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Hiawatha. Father Dan Gardner will officiate.
In lieu of flowers Anna May requested that donations be made to Team Karis to benefit her 7 year old great niece who has been battling cancer. Donations may be sent in care of Chapel Oaks Funeral Home, 124 S 7th St., 66434.
Anna May was born in Seneca, KS, November 18, 1930, the long awaited first child of Frank and Rose Buessing Kramer. She attended Sts Peter and Paul schools in Seneca graduating with the class of 1948. She began her nursing career at St. Anthony's School of Nursing in Sabetha, KS graduating in 1951. After working for a brief time in Lincoln, NE, Anna May came to Hiawatha, KS as a surgical nurse for the newly built Hiawatha Community Hospital. She pursued many facets of nursing, working in the offices of Drs. Nichols and Duckett, Hiawatha, KS, as a school nurse for USD 415, Hiawatha, KS, in private duty nursing, and as Director of Nursing for Valley Vista Long-term Care Facility in Junction City, KS. She also taught continuing education and certified nurse's aide classes at Cloud County Community College and served as Director of Nursing for Maple Heights Nursing Facility, Hiawatha, KS from which she retired to care for her husband during his illness.
Anna May married Forrest Gore on August 7, 1954 at Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Seneca, KS. They made their home in Hiawatha until 1968. At that time the Kansas National Guard was activated and they moved to Ft. Carson, CO. This would be the catalyst that changed a small town Kansas girl into an international traveler. Throughout Maj. Gore's military career they were stationed in Germany, Atlanta, GA, Turkey and Junction City, KS. During this time Anna May used her nursing skills as a volunteer for the American Red Cross. Her contributions were many even to the degree that her works were included in one of Maj. Gore's efficiency reports.
During the times she lived in Hiawatha, Anna May was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church and was a member of the Altar Society and the St. Ann's Sewing Circle. She was a Cub Scout Den Mother and active in the Girl Scouts. Anna May was an avid reader and had a wealth of historical knowledge. She enjoyed sewing, especially making Barbie clothes and doing various types needlework. She enjoyed cooking and was a collector of cookbooks.
Anna May was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Maj. (Ret) Forrest E. Gore, and a nephew, Jason Kramer. She is survived by her children Cathy Chapman, Gardner, KS, Mike Gore, Littleton, CO and Cindy Gore, Gardner, KS. Three grand children, Patrick Gore, Shawn Gore and Raven Gore, one brother, Regis Kramer, Junction City, KS, three sisters, Helen Keeler, Whiting, KS, Dorothy Selk, Topeka, KS and Sr. Rosa Lee Kramer, Emmetsburg, PA, numerous nieces and nephews and grand nieces and nephews and a wealth of friends and acquaintances whose lives she touched.
The family will meet with friends from 1:30 until 2 p.m. Thursday, February 20, at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha, to go in procession for graveside services at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Hiawatha. Father Dan Gardner will officiate.
In lieu of flowers Anna May requested that donations be made to Team Karis to benefit her 7 year old great niece who has been battling cancer. Donations may be sent in care of Chapel Oaks Funeral Home, 124 S 7th St., 66434.
Anna May Kramer Gore, 83, died February 16 from a short illness, at her home in Gardner, KS.
Anna May was born in Seneca, KS, November 18, 1930, the long awaited first child of Frank and Rose Buessing Kramer. She attended Sts Peter and Paul schools in Seneca graduating with the class of 1948. She began her nursing career at St. Anthony's School of Nursing in Sabetha, KS graduating in 1951. After working for a brief time in Lincoln, NE, Anna May came to Hiawatha, KS as a surgical nurse for the newly built Hiawatha Community Hospital. She pursued many facets of nursing, working in the offices of Drs. Nichols and Duckett, Hiawatha, KS, as a school nurse for USD 415, Hiawatha, KS, in private duty nursing, and as Director of Nursing for Valley Vista Long-term Care Facility in Junction City, KS. She also taught continuing education and certified nurse's aide classes at Cloud County Community College and served as Director of Nursing for Maple Heights Nursing Facility, Hiawatha, KS from which she retired to care for her husband during his illness.
Anna May married Forrest Gore on August 7, 1954 at Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Seneca, KS. They made their home in Hiawatha until 1968. At that time the Kansas National Guard was activated and they moved to Ft. Carson, CO. This would be the catalyst that changed a small town Kansas girl into an international traveler. Throughout Maj. Gore's military career they were stationed in Germany, Atlanta, GA, Turkey and Junction City, KS. During this time Anna May used her nursing skills as a volunteer for the American Red Cross. Her contributions were many even to the degree that her works were included in one of Maj. Gore's efficiency reports.
During the times she lived in Hiawatha, Anna May was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church and was a member of the Altar Society and the St. Ann's Sewing Circle. She was a Cub Scout Den Mother and active in the Girl Scouts. Anna May was an avid reader and had a wealth of historical knowledge. She enjoyed sewing, especially making Barbie clothes and doing various types needlework. She enjoyed cooking and was a collector of cookbooks.
Anna May was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Maj. (Ret) Forrest E. Gore, and a nephew, Jason Kramer. She is survived by her children Cathy Chapman, Gardner, KS, Mike Gore, Littleton, CO and Cindy Gore, Gardner, KS. Three grand children, Patrick Gore, Shawn Gore and Raven Gore, one brother, Regis Kramer, Junction City, KS, three sisters, Helen Keeler, Whiting, KS, Dorothy Selk, Topeka, KS and Sr. Rosa Lee Kramer, Emmetsburg, PA, numerous nieces and nephews and grand nieces and nephews and a wealth of friends and acquaintances whose lives she touched.
The family will meet with friends from 1:30 until 2 p.m. Thursday, February 20, at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha, to go in procession for graveside services at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Hiawatha. Father Dan Gardner will officiate.
In lieu of flowers Anna May requested that donations be made to Team Karis to benefit her 7 year old great niece who has been battling cancer. Donations may be sent in care of Chapel Oaks Funeral Home, 124 S 7th St., 66434.
Anna May was born in Seneca, KS, November 18, 1930, the long awaited first child of Frank and Rose Buessing Kramer. She attended Sts Peter and Paul schools in Seneca graduating with the class of 1948. She began her nursing career at St. Anthony's School of Nursing in Sabetha, KS graduating in 1951. After working for a brief time in Lincoln, NE, Anna May came to Hiawatha, KS as a surgical nurse for the newly built Hiawatha Community Hospital. She pursued many facets of nursing, working in the offices of Drs. Nichols and Duckett, Hiawatha, KS, as a school nurse for USD 415, Hiawatha, KS, in private duty nursing, and as Director of Nursing for Valley Vista Long-term Care Facility in Junction City, KS. She also taught continuing education and certified nurse's aide classes at Cloud County Community College and served as Director of Nursing for Maple Heights Nursing Facility, Hiawatha, KS from which she retired to care for her husband during his illness.
Anna May married Forrest Gore on August 7, 1954 at Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Seneca, KS. They made their home in Hiawatha until 1968. At that time the Kansas National Guard was activated and they moved to Ft. Carson, CO. This would be the catalyst that changed a small town Kansas girl into an international traveler. Throughout Maj. Gore's military career they were stationed in Germany, Atlanta, GA, Turkey and Junction City, KS. During this time Anna May used her nursing skills as a volunteer for the American Red Cross. Her contributions were many even to the degree that her works were included in one of Maj. Gore's efficiency reports.
During the times she lived in Hiawatha, Anna May was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church and was a member of the Altar Society and the St. Ann's Sewing Circle. She was a Cub Scout Den Mother and active in the Girl Scouts. Anna May was an avid reader and had a wealth of historical knowledge. She enjoyed sewing, especially making Barbie clothes and doing various types needlework. She enjoyed cooking and was a collector of cookbooks.
Anna May was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Maj. (Ret) Forrest E. Gore, and a nephew, Jason Kramer. She is survived by her children Cathy Chapman, Gardner, KS, Mike Gore, Littleton, CO and Cindy Gore, Gardner, KS. Three grand children, Patrick Gore, Shawn Gore and Raven Gore, one brother, Regis Kramer, Junction City, KS, three sisters, Helen Keeler, Whiting, KS, Dorothy Selk, Topeka, KS and Sr. Rosa Lee Kramer, Emmetsburg, PA, numerous nieces and nephews and grand nieces and nephews and a wealth of friends and acquaintances whose lives she touched.
The family will meet with friends from 1:30 until 2 p.m. Thursday, February 20, at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha, to go in procession for graveside services at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Hiawatha. Father Dan Gardner will officiate.
In lieu of flowers Anna May requested that donations be made to Team Karis to benefit her 7 year old great niece who has been battling cancer. Donations may be sent in care of Chapel Oaks Funeral Home, 124 S 7th St., 66434.
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