WINTER HAVEN - Vera Elizabeth Ramus, 95, died on Friday April 11, 2008 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale of heart failure.
Born in Luverne, Iowa, on May 9, 1912, Vera moved to Winter Haven with her husband John in 1958. She worked in the EZ Food Store in Eloise for years and then finished her career as a bookkeeper for 1st Mortgage of Winter Haven. She was a member of the Garden Club, the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, and a Methodist.
Vera was preceded in death by her husband John A. Ramus and granddaughter Tina Ramus. She is survived by daughter Nancy Fitzgerald (Bob) of Winter Haven and son Dean Ramus (Liz) of Lakeland. She was a wonderful grandmother to Lynda Tharp (Greg) of Winter Haven, Susan Schmidt (Jeff) of Orlando, and Terri Bennett (Keith) of Lakeland. She had 7 great grandchildren: Austin and Brandon Tharp, Tyler and Lauren Schmidt, and Hailee, Derrick and Kurtis Bennett.
Arrangements for a graveside family service planned at Lakeside Memorial Park in Winter Haven are being handled by Oak Ridge Funeral Care. Date is pending. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations may be made to Good Shepherd Hospice.
