Frank D. Craemer

Frank Daly Craemer, 75, of Windsor, formerly of Bloomfield and West Hartford, died peacefully on Monday, February 11, 2008 at St. Francis Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 17, 1932, in Hartford, the son of George H. Craemer and Rose Daly Craemer. Frank was in the first graduating class of the St. Joseph College School for Young Children. He attended St. Thomas the Apostle School, and was a graduate of St. Francis Preparatory School in Spring Grove, PA, and the College of the Holy Cross, Class of 1954. He served for three years in the United States Marine Corps, and was honorably discharged as a First Lieutenant. He entered the insurance business in 1957 as a partner in the firm of Daly and Craemer; for the last 16 years he was associated with the Kerin Agency. He is survived by his wife of 49 years Kitty O'Shea Craemer, and five children: Elisa Genovese and her husband Jack V. Genovese, II, Esq. of West Simsbury, Mary K. Stevens and her husband Russell L. Stevens of Colchester, Frank D. Craemer, Jr. and his wife Michele Bredice Craemer of Upton, MA, Rosanne C. Shea and her husband Robert F. Shea, Jr., Esq. of West Hartford, and James O. Craemer of Brooklyn, NY. He also leaves behind ten beloved grandchildren, who were the joy of his life: Maria, Christina, and Jack V. Genovese, III, Russell, Katie, and Megan Stevens, Jeremiah and Fiona Shea, Patrick and William Craemer. He is also survived by his brother George H. Craemer and his wife Twinkey Craemer of Torrington; five nieces and three nephews, several first cousins and many dear friends. An avid golfer, he was a former member and past president of Wampanoag Country Club, and a former member of the Golf Club of Avon. He enjoyed many summers at Groton Long Point, fishing and enjoying friends and family there. He had been a communicant of the Church of St. Timothy, West Hartford for 49 years, and was also a parishioner of St. Gertrude Church, Windsor since 2006. The family extends their gratitude to the nurses and staff of the MSICU at St. Francis Hospital for their tireless care. Funeral services will be held Friday morning, at 10 a.m. at the Molloy Funeral Home, 906 Farmington Ave., West Hartford, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at the Church of St. Timothy, 1116 North Main St., West Hartford at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at Mount St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield. Calling hours are Thursday, from 4-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to CTFEAT Connecticut Families for Effective Autism Treatment P.O. Box 370352, West Hartford, CT 06137-0352, or to St. Gertrude Church, 550 Matianuck Ave., Windsor, CT 06095. For online condolences, please visit www.molloyfuneralhome.com

Frank D. Craemer

May 18, 1932 - February 11, 2008