February 25, 1999|The Morning Call
Avanel G. Kramer, 76, of Coopersburg died Tuesday, Feb. 23, in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. She was the wife of Garwood J. Kramer Sr. They were married for 49 years in August.
Born in Lehighton, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Hattie (Hagenbuch) LaRose.
She was a member of Springfield Church of the Brethren, Coopersburg, and its discipleship class.
She also was a member of the Upper Bucks Senior Center, Quakertown.
Survivors: Husband; sons, Garwood Jr. of Pleasant Valley, Kenneth and Jeffrey, both of Coopersburg, and David of Marlton, N.J.; daughters, Donna, wife of Gary Thorne of Easton, Karen, wife of Michael Polachek of Perkasie, and Lynn, wife of Philip Calabrette of Coopersburg, 15 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.