CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - TRAMP John Paul ==================================================================== NEGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the NEGenWeb Archives by Carol Tramp. Permission granted by: Rob Dump, Editor, Cedar County News ====================================================================== John Paul Tramp John Paul Tramp, 62 of Crofton, Nebraska, died on Saturday, May 5, 2007 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, SD. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Crofton with the Rev. Joseph Broudou officiating. Burial will be at the Beaver Creek Cemetery, rural Crofton. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 3-8:00 p.m. with a Vigil Service at 7:30 p.m. all at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home, Crofton, NE. John Paul Tramp was born on September 30, 1944 in Yankton, SD to Louis and Mary (Goeden) Tramp. He attended St. Rose of Lima grade school and Crofton High School. He married Sharon Marie Bruening on May 18, 1968 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Helena, NE. John farmed and did carpentry work until 1973 when he went into full time farming and cattle feeding. He enjoyed buying cattle and feeding them. John enjoyed golfing, playing cards, hunting, and fishing. He loved his home by the lake with all the wildlife and doing things with his family. John received a kidney transplant in September of 2004. He was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. John is survived by his wife, Sharon of Crofton; two sons, Jeff and Justin Tramp of Crofton; one brother and spouse, Jim and Jean Tramp of Yankton; one sister and spouse, Anita and Tom Massey of Las Vegas, NV; brother-in- law, Joe Kneifl of Sulfur Springs, Texas; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Louis and Mary Tramp; one sister, Marietta Kneifl.