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Kathy Lee Kramer, age 73, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020, at her home in Tekoa from cancer.

Kathy Lee Mecklenburg was born on January 20, 1947, at Ames, Iowa, to Norman and Mae Fern (Rounds) Mecklenburg. She was raised in Mapleton, Iowa, attended schools in Mapleton, graduating from high school in 1965. Following high school, she attended Morningside College in Omaha, Nebraska and received a degree in education and became an elementary school teacher.

She taught school until the birth of her two sons, Matthew and John. She was married to Donald Williams. The family had lived in Serg...