Victor, age 93, passed away on Tuesday at his home. He was born to Edward & Gisela (Frank) Kraemer. Victor graduated from St. Luke High School in 1935 and attended Marquette University in Milwaukee until joining his father and brothers in the construction firm, Edward Kraemer and Sons, Inc. in 1938. Victor served in the U.S. Army during World War II and on Aug. 19, 1944, married his beloved wife, Jacquell Kosinski, in Chicago, Ill. After the war he rejoined Edward Kraemer and Sons, Inc., eventually becoming a co-owner, until his retirement in 1986. He was instrumental in founding the Plain Lions Club and was a member of the American Legion Post 398, VFW Post 7694, past president of the Wisconsin Road Builders Assn., a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus and a lifelong member of St. Luke Catholic Church. He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Jacquell; eight children, Sharon (Edmund) Bettinger and William (Jennifer) of Plain, WI, Lynnette (Robert ) Zauner of Burnsville, MN, Janis (Richard) Marino of Plain, WI, Victoria (Alan) Hillmann of Apple Valley, MN, John (Betty) of Paradise Valley, AZ, James (Diane) of Madison, WI, and Joseph (Polly) of Plain, WI; 21 grandchildren, Jane (Jeffrey) Brewer, John (Pamela) Bettinger, Sarah and Douglas Bettinger, Nicholas and William "Alex" Kraemer, Mollie, Benjamin and Andrew Zauner, Megan (Jared) Lee, Matthew (Beth) Marino, Joseph, Elizabeth and Rebecca Hillmann, Michael, Kaitlin and Gregory Kraemer, Christopher and Sarah Kraemer, Courtney and Jackson Kraemer; 10 great-grandchildren; a brother, Duane (Gwendolyn) Kraemer of Plain; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Gisela; his in-laws, Stanley and Lillian Kosinski; his brothers, Rudolph (Marion) and Frederick (Margaret); his sister, Iris (Richard) Umhoefer; and sisters-in-law, Lorraine (Thomas) Herion and Dorothy Kosinski. A con-celebrated Mass of Christian Burial was held on Tuesday at St. Luke Cathoic Church in Plain with a private family burial in the church cemetery where military graveside rites were conducted by the Plain American Legion Post No. 398. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Victor may be made to the Friends of the Kraemer Library or St. Luke Catholic Church. The family wishes to thank Dr. Jeffrey Collins, Dad's caregiver, Baterdene "Bagi" Erdenesambuu, Father Michael Resop, Father William Nolan, Sandra Meise and the staff of Home Health United Hospice. Richardson-Stafford Funeral Home, Spring Green assisted with arrangements.

"Dad was a good and honorable man, kind and generous, a man of great faith who had a tremendous love of family. That love and a life well-lived are his legacy to all of us. We will miss him always and hold him forever in our hearts."