Janan G. Kramer

Janan "Nan" G. Kramer, age 96, of Toledo, Ohio passed away peacefully with the support and care of the staff of the Willows and Hospice of Northwest Ohio on December 20, 2023 at her home at Oakleaf Village. She was born in Mishawaka, Indiana to Elmer and Gladys (Waters) Groff. After graduating high school Nan attended Manchester College where she received her Bachelor's in Social Work. Nan attended Scarritt College and then married United Methodist Minister, Robert A. Kramer in June of 1949. Together they raised their three children while serving with her husband at multiple churches throughout the Northwest Ohio Conference; including Trilby UMC (Toledo), Howard UMC (Findlay), Grace UMC (Lima), Aldersgate UMC (Toledo), Stonybrook UMC (Gahanna), St. Paul's UMC (Toledo), Otterbein UMC (Dayton), and Broadway UMC (Toledo). In 1985, Nan was ordained as a Diaconal Minister at Methodist Theological School in Delaware, Ohio. Following her graduation, she was the Youth Minister at Trilby UMC for 2 years and on the staff at St. Paul's UMC for several years. Nan was an avid reader, an advocate for mental health and social justice, and was involved in many youth, women's, and community groups.

Nan was preceded in death by her husband, Robert A. Kramer; son-in-law, Charles Ganzert; and sister, Patricia Jellicoe. Surviving are her children, Caren S. Ganzert, Pamela (Grey Doffin) Kramer, and Kendrik Kramer; grandchildren, Angela Wallace, Elizabeth (Jeremy) Marks and Kumari K. Doffin; great-grandchildren, Forest, Fritz, Zachary, Charlotte, and Autumn.

The family will receive friends and family on January 11, 2024 from 10:00 am until 11:00 am at Sylvania First United Methodist Church, 7000 Erie St, Sylvania, where a Memorial Service will immediately follow. Newcomer Funeral Home- Northwest Chapel is assisting the family with services.

Those wishing to contribute in Nan's memory are asked to consider Sylvania First United Methodist Church or Hospice of Northwest Ohio.

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