A 1949 funeral from the downtown location of
Stockdill Funeral Home in Triumph




KRAMER FAMILY FUNERAL HOME


Elmo Stockdill and his wife, Velma "Stadt" Stockdill, founded the Stockdill Funeral Home in Welcome, Minnesota in 1936. To serve familes better they expanded the firm to Triumph, Minnesota in 1940. It was located in the building on main street next to Persson Feed Company.

Richard C. "Dick" Kramer, a nephew of Mrs. Stockdill, after graduating from the University of Minnesota Mortuary Science Department in 1948, joined his aunt and uncle in the funeral business. In 1948 they build an addition onto Elmo and Velma's home for a modern funeral home.

After Elmo's death in 1955, Velma and Dick continued to provide their service to families in the Trimont and and Welcome areas. Dick and his wife, Betty (Lohse) purchased the funeral homes from Mrs.Stockdill on July 1, 1966 and changed the name to Kramer Funeral Home. In 1976 Dick and Betty added an addition north of the present chapel for a modern selection room.

To serve families better and to alow their son, Tom to return home to provide personal, caring service they expanded the firm to Sherburn, Minnesota in May of 1981. After graduating in May of 1981, Dick and Betty's son, Tom, joined them in the operation of their three funeral homes(Sherburn,Trimont and Welcome). The name was changed to Kramer Family Funeral Home. This represents a third generation in funeral service.
"Family owned and operated since 1936"