Murray Kramer

Murray Kramer

Murray Kramer, WWII veteran and longtime resident of the Riverdale section of the Bronx, NY, died on September 9th after a brief illness.  He was 95 years old, active and engaged in life.

Mr. Kramer was born on September 25, 1923 and raised in Brooklyn.  After graduating high school, he was drafted into the US Army Air Force and trained as a radio navigator, then served with the 68th Bomb Squadron in Europe for 35 missions during WWII.  He was awarded the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, the European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Good Conduct Medal, and the American Service Medal.

The GI Bill funded Mr. Kramer’s enrollment at the Brooklyn Museum Art School where he developed his talents as an artist and learned skills that aided his professional work as a textile colorist.  He eventually founded his own commercial textile printing plant, M&M Screen Printing Inc., in Jersey City, NJ, before retiring in 1988.

Mr. Kramer was active in the Society for Humanistic Judaism, an organization which celebrates Jewish identity and culture, serving several terms as president of the Riverdale chapter.

In retirement, Mr. Kramer found a love of photography and created artwork using photographic media that he would duplicate, mirror-image, and combine into intricate patterns.  Later in life, inspired by his wife Mollie, a former librarian, he made bookmarks using these techniques that he would readily share with family, acquaintances and lucky strangers.

Mr. Kramer is survived by son Hyam Kramer and son-in-law Thomas Gunnoud of Boston, MA; daughter Jenny Kramer, daughter-in-law Julie Garry, and granddaughters Monica and Angie of Arlington, MA; daughter Carla Kramer and son-in-law Michael Moschella of Glen Ridge, NJ; and cherished nieces and nephews. 

Memorial service followed by reception will be held on Sunday, September 22nd at 11am, at the Robert J. Lawler and Crosby Funeral Home, located at 1803 Centre Street, West Roxbury, MA.

Donations in Mr. Kramer’s memory may be made to the “General Fund” of the non-profit Goddard House Assisted Living Facility, where he last resided, located at 165 Chestnut Street, Brookline, MA 02445.

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