Linda Lou (Blau) Cramer

BRADENTON, FL — Linda Lou (Blau) Cramer, age 64, passed away on January 22, 2026, due to complications of a recent liver transplant at Tampa General Hospital. Linda was born February 17, 1961, in Portage, WI. She moved to Florida after graduating from high school in 1979. Linda was a two-term commissioner of Anna Maria Island in the early 2000s.

Linda is survived by her daughter, Jessi Cramer; son, Michael Cramer, of Florida; and her grandchildren, Terry Rue Louis and Harper Cramer.

Linda was preceded in death by her parents, Leo Blau and Charlotte (Smith) Blau; sister, Susan (Blau) Krejchik; brother-in-law, Steven Krejchik; ex-husband, Thomas Cramer; and many aunts, uncles, and special extended family, Helen Lillich and John and Esther Staudenmayer.

Linda is further survived by brothers, Robert Blau (Cindy), Portage and Thomas Blau, Edgerton; sisters, Catherine (Randy) Balliet, Appleton, Janet (John) DiGuiseppi, Rockford, and Connie Lamprech, Janesville; sister-in-law, Patti Cramer (Doug Finger), Sun Prairie; as well as many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to Linda’s daughter, Jessi, for taking excellent care of her mother, and to the team at Tampa General Hospital and Tidewell Hospice House, Bradenton, FL.

A private family internment will take place in the Spring 2026, at Shanks Cemetery. Condolences can be sent to Jessi Cramer, 2642 Dr. Martin Luther King Way, Sarasota, FL 34234.