George R. 'Bob' Ramier II -- Rochester
10/24/2007 8:59:06 AM
ROCHESTER -- A memorial service for George R. "Bob" Ramier II will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Stephen Lutheran Church, 8400 France Ave. S., in Bloomington, Minn. Interment will be private.

Mr. Ramier, 51, of Minneapolis, formerly of Rochester, died Sunday (Oct. 21, 2007), following an illness with dementia and Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS).

George Robert Ramier II was born Aug. 8, 1956, in Lafayette, La., and moved to Minneapolis at age 7. He served in the Navy, attended the University of Minnesota and Dunwoody Institute, and was the sole proprietor of his own carpentry business for almost 30 years. In October 2003, he married Natalie Kunstman of Minneapolis. Mr. Ramier loved traveling with his family and playing cards, was an avid reader and cook, and enjoyed music and art. A member of AA, he had been sober for 22 years. He also had worked and volunteered with Habitat for Humanity.

Survivors include his wife; a son, Sean; a daughter, Alexa; his parents, George and Ellen Ramier; and seven siblings, Dan (Angela), Tim (Pia), Joe (Mary), Peggy (Dan), Suzie (Richard), Michelle (Jon) and Tom (Leslie).

Visitation will be from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Washburn-McReavy Edina Chapel, West 50th and Hwy. 100, in Edina, Minn., and an hour before the service Friday at the church.

Memorials are preferred to the dementia research group: University of Minnesota Foundation, C-M-3854, P.O. Box 7870, St. Paul, MN 55170-9407, Attn: Family Caregiving Program 5995.