Dr. Bennett Jay Cremer
Dr. Bennett (Ben) Cremer, 81, passed away Tuesday July 7, 2015 at the Baptist Reynolds Hospice House at Colliersville, Tennessee.
Bennett was born July 16, 1933 in West Frankfort, Illinois to Jesse B and Jennie Murray Cremer. He graduated from FCHS in 1951 as a member of The National Honor Society and received his Bachelors Degree in Zoology from the University of Illinois at Urbana in 1955. After serving in the US Army, where he assisted in cold adaptation research at Fort Knox, he attended the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, where he received his M.D. degree in 1962. Later, he completed a Fellowship in Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Indiana at Indianapolis and practiced at the Christie Clinic at Champaign-Urbana, Illinois for seven years. Ben then directed his skills to Emergency Room Medicine until he retired in 1985 having practiced in Illinois, New Hampshire and Indiana.
Bennett was preceded in death by his parents and is survived by his brother Dr. Michael Cremer of Germantown, Tennessee and his niece, Jennifer Cremer Angel of Nolensville, Tennessee.
Ben will be remembered by those who knew him best for his intelligence, wit and the quiet, gentle loving way in which he faithfully cared for his parents, maternal aunt, and sister-in-law during their extended illnesses. Ben loved to travel and "poked around Europe" for thee months and later traversed the lower 48 states with, Betty, his canine companion of 17 years; his love for the Lake of Egypt and knowledge of the back roads of Southern Illinois was exceptional. Ben loved classical music and frequented symphony halls in Chicago, Ravinia, St. Louis, Memphis, and elsewhere. Ben read history, autobiographies, and novels regularly, and enjoyed conducting, on the road, family genealogy searches.
Visitation and a Memorial service for Ben will be held at the Parker-Reedy Funeral Home in West Frankfort, Illinois this Saturday the 25th beginning at 1:00 p.m. Internment of his ashes at Tower Heights Cemetery will be done privately at a later time.
In Lieu of flowers those who wish may make a contribution to the Mid South Multiple Sclerosis Society, Brentwood, Tennessee, Pets Are Worth Saving (P.A.W.S.) Anna, Illinois, the Frankfort Area Historical Museum, West Frankfort, Illinois, or a charity of their choosing.
Dr. Bennett (Ben) Cremer, 81, passed away Tuesday July 7, 2015 at the Baptist Reynolds Hospice House at Colliersville, Tennessee.
Bennett was born July 16, 1933 in West Frankfort, Illinois to Jesse B and Jennie Murray Cremer. He graduated from FCHS in 1951 as a member of The National Honor Society and received his Bachelors Degree in Zoology from the University of Illinois at Urbana in 1955. After serving in the US Army, where he assisted in cold adaptation research at Fort Knox, he attended the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, where he received his M.D. degree in 1962. Later, he completed a Fellowship in Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Indiana at Indianapolis and practiced at the Christie Clinic at Champaign-Urbana, Illinois for seven years. Ben then directed his skills to Emergency Room Medicine until he retired in 1985 having practiced in Illinois, New Hampshire and Indiana.
Bennett was preceded in death by his parents and is survived by his brother Dr. Michael Cremer of Germantown, Tennessee and his niece, Jennifer Cremer Angel of Nolensville, Tennessee.
Ben will be remembered by those who knew him best for his intelligence, wit and the quiet, gentle loving way in which he faithfully cared for his parents, maternal aunt, and sister-in-law during their extended illnesses. Ben loved to travel and "poked around Europe" for thee months and later traversed the lower 48 states with, Betty, his canine companion of 17 years; his love for the Lake of Egypt and knowledge of the back roads of Southern Illinois was exceptional. Ben loved classical music and frequented symphony halls in Chicago, Ravinia, St. Louis, Memphis, and elsewhere. Ben read history, autobiographies, and novels regularly, and enjoyed conducting, on the road, family genealogy searches.
Visitation and a Memorial service for Ben will be held at the Parker-Reedy Funeral Home in West Frankfort, Illinois this Saturday the 25th beginning at 1:00 p.m. Internment of his ashes at Tower Heights Cemetery will be done privately at a later time.
In Lieu of flowers those who wish may make a contribution to the Mid South Multiple Sclerosis Society, Brentwood, Tennessee, Pets Are Worth Saving (P.A.W.S.) Anna, Illinois, the Frankfort Area Historical Museum, West Frankfort, Illinois, or a charity of their choosing.
Dr. Bennett Jay Cremer
Dr. Bennett (Ben) Cremer, 81, passed away Tuesday July 7, 2015 at the Baptist Reynolds Hospice House at Colliersville, Tennessee.
Bennett was born July 16, 1933 in West Frankfort, Illinois to Jesse B and Jennie Murray Cremer. He graduated from FCHS in 1951 as a member of The National Honor Society and received his Bachelors Degree in Zoology from the University of Illinois at Urbana in 1955. After serving in the US Army, where he assisted in cold adaptation research at Fort Knox, he attended the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, where he received his M.D. degree in 1962. Later, he completed a Fellowship in Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Indiana at Indianapolis and practiced at the Christie Clinic at Champaign-Urbana, Illinois for seven years. Ben then directed his skills to Emergency Room Medicine until he retired in 1985 having practiced in Illinois, New Hampshire and Indiana.
Bennett was preceded in death by his parents and is survived by his brother Dr. Michael Cremer of Germantown, Tennessee and his niece, Jennifer Cremer Angel of Nolensville, Tennessee.
Ben will be remembered by those who knew him best for his intelligence, wit and the quiet, gentle loving way in which he faithfully cared for his parents, maternal aunt, and sister-in-law during their extended illnesses. Ben loved to travel and "poked around Europe" for thee months and later traversed the lower 48 states with, Betty, his canine companion of 17 years; his love for the Lake of Egypt and knowledge of the back roads of Southern Illinois was exceptional. Ben loved classical music and frequented symphony halls in Chicago, Ravinia, St. Louis, Memphis, and elsewhere. Ben read history, autobiographies, and novels regularly, and enjoyed conducting, on the road, family genealogy searches.
Visitation and a Memorial service for Ben will be held at the Parker-Reedy Funeral Home in West Frankfort, Illinois this Saturday the 25th beginning at 1:00 p.m. Internment of his ashes at Tower Heights Cemetery will be done privately at a later time.
In Lieu of flowers those who wish may make a contribution to the Mid South Multiple Sclerosis Society, Brentwood, Tennessee, Pets Are Worth Saving (P.A.W.S.) Anna, Illinois, the Frankfort Area Historical Museum, West Frankfort, Illinois, or a charity of their choosing.
Dr. Bennett (Ben) Cremer, 81, passed away Tuesday July 7, 2015 at the Baptist Reynolds Hospice House at Colliersville, Tennessee.
Bennett was born July 16, 1933 in West Frankfort, Illinois to Jesse B and Jennie Murray Cremer. He graduated from FCHS in 1951 as a member of The National Honor Society and received his Bachelors Degree in Zoology from the University of Illinois at Urbana in 1955. After serving in the US Army, where he assisted in cold adaptation research at Fort Knox, he attended the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, where he received his M.D. degree in 1962. Later, he completed a Fellowship in Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Indiana at Indianapolis and practiced at the Christie Clinic at Champaign-Urbana, Illinois for seven years. Ben then directed his skills to Emergency Room Medicine until he retired in 1985 having practiced in Illinois, New Hampshire and Indiana.
Bennett was preceded in death by his parents and is survived by his brother Dr. Michael Cremer of Germantown, Tennessee and his niece, Jennifer Cremer Angel of Nolensville, Tennessee.
Ben will be remembered by those who knew him best for his intelligence, wit and the quiet, gentle loving way in which he faithfully cared for his parents, maternal aunt, and sister-in-law during their extended illnesses. Ben loved to travel and "poked around Europe" for thee months and later traversed the lower 48 states with, Betty, his canine companion of 17 years; his love for the Lake of Egypt and knowledge of the back roads of Southern Illinois was exceptional. Ben loved classical music and frequented symphony halls in Chicago, Ravinia, St. Louis, Memphis, and elsewhere. Ben read history, autobiographies, and novels regularly, and enjoyed conducting, on the road, family genealogy searches.
Visitation and a Memorial service for Ben will be held at the Parker-Reedy Funeral Home in West Frankfort, Illinois this Saturday the 25th beginning at 1:00 p.m. Internment of his ashes at Tower Heights Cemetery will be done privately at a later time.
In Lieu of flowers those who wish may make a contribution to the Mid South Multiple Sclerosis Society, Brentwood, Tennessee, Pets Are Worth Saving (P.A.W.S.) Anna, Illinois, the Frankfort Area Historical Museum, West Frankfort, Illinois, or a charity of their choosing.
