Strafford, Vt. —
He was born on March 5, 1922 in Brooklyn, N.Y., the son of Julius J. and Elisabeth (Kruse) Gramling. The Gramling family moved to South Woodstock, Vt., when Ed was young. He was raised on a farm and throughout his life he had a love of animals. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
For many years he worked for Ivan Shore of South Woodstock, Vt., and later for Frizell Construction of Woodstock, Vt.
He married Mildred Townsend and together they raised six children. They were later divorced. In 1975 he married Margaret “Mig” Brown and made their home in Strafford. Mig died in 2008.
He was a member of the American Legion Post #24 of Woodstock, and a cemetery commissioner in Strafford. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, woodworking, gardening, grafting fruit trees, water witching, dancing at Tink Reed’s Dance Hall in Woodstock and Dreamland Dance Hall in Tunbridge, Vt. He loved farming and raising beef, sheep and chickens.
He is survived by his six children, Marie Abair of Enosburg Falls, Vt., Karen Tull of Cushing, Okla., Shirley Gramling of Woodstock East, Jane Lower of West Lebanon, N.H., Chris Gramling of Sharon, Vt., and Jim Gramling of White River Jct., Vt.; five stepchildren scattered throughout New England, Emmy Doyle, Becka Wheeler, Rick Brown, Peter Brown and Elizabeth Lachance; a sister, Bernie McClay of Manchester, N.H., four brothers, Thomas Gramling of Perkinsville, Vt., Richard Gramling of Dover, Vt., Eugene Gramling of Alabama and Paul Gramling of Louisiana; several grandchildren, great grandchildren and nieces nephews and cousins.
Calling hours will be held Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, at the Boardway & Cilley Funeral Home from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Our Lady of Light Catholic Church, 203 VT RT 132, South Strafford, Vt., on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. The burial will be with full military honors and will be held at the Strafford Cemetery in Strafford. Following the burial a time of fellowship and refreshments will be held at Barret Hall in South Strafford. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Strafford Food Shelf, 216 VT RT 132, South Strafford, VT 05070. A private message of sympathy for family can be shared at www.boardwaycilley.com.