Harry "Bud" M. Krampf

Harry Maurice (Bud) Krampf, Jr, of 7230 Bob’s Way, Easton, MD, died at his home on Friday, March 26, 2010 following an illness. Born May 19, 1928, in Olean, New York, he was the son of Harry M. and Anita McAuliffe Krampf. He is survived by his wife, Dr. Martha Whelan Krampf, whom he married on April 11, 1953 at St Bonaventure Church, in Allegany, NY. Mr. Krampf was a 1946 graduate of Allegany High School, attended Lawrenceville Preparatory School, in Princeton, NJ and received his banking certification from Cornell University. He was a member of the New York State National Guard from 1945-1954. His early career was in financial services at First National Bank of Allegany New York, founded by his grandfather and uncle in the early 1900’s. He joined Whelan Wholesale Company as General Manager in 1954, expanding the company’s holdings in New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. An entrepreneur, Mr. Krampf founded Heartwood Distributors, in Olean, New York in 1972. In 1984, Mr. and Dr. Krampf left Olean and moved to Tilghman Island, MD. Always a fan of good ice cream, Bud, and his family, opened the first ice cream parlor in St. Michaels, MD, St. Michaels Sweet Shoppe, in 1984. He started Eastern Shore Limousine Service, now owned and operated by his son, Harry. In 2006, he left his beloved island home and moved to Easton Club East. Mr. Krampf was an avid outdoorsman, raising quarter horses, pheasant and quail as a younger man. He enjoyed trapping, hunting and fishing in the States and Canada, with lifelong membership in Twin Rock Gun Club. A private pilot, Bud owned numerous small aircraft and was passionate about flying. He was a long time member of the Knights of Columbus and belonged to the Bartlett Country Club, Olean, NY for twenty four years. Surviving are his daughter, Gretchen Mary Krampf and her husband, Paul J. King, Orcas Island, WA; his sons, Harry Maurice (Buck) Krampf III, Easton, MD, Peter Francis Krampf and his wife, Dagmar Roth, Berlin, Germany and Daniel Whelan Krampf, Berlin, Germany; his four grandchildren, Rian, Michael and Rory Anne Dameron and Marine Krampf and two great-grandchildren, Samantha and Hadley Crovo; his sisters, Jeanne Marie Nash, Marilyn (Nan) McMahon, Anita McAuliffe (Mickey) Pugh; his sister-in-law, Marjory Whelan Donovan, and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Krampf was pre-deceased by his son, Stephen Locke Krampf, in 1992, his parents, and his brothers, John Kevin and James McAuliffe Krampf. Friends will be received from 6-8 PM on Tuesday, March 30, at the Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, 200 South Harrison Street, Easton, MD. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday, March 31, at 9:30 AM, in Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, with Reverend Robert Coine, as celebrant. Burial will be at St. Joseph’s Mission Church Cemetery, Cordova, MD, immediately following Mass. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Talbot County EMS Services, 605 Port Street, Easton, MD 21601.

Harry "Bud" M. Krampf

May 19, 1928 - March 26, 2010