Ethel L. Kemper

Ethel L.  Kemper, age 89, of Lancaster, died on Sunday, October 24, 2010, at Orchard Manor Nursing Home in Lancaster. She was born on March 5, 1921, in Lancaster, the daughter of Clyde and Marie (Quick) Aupperle. Ethel attended Aupperle Grade School and graduated from Lancaster High School. On February 10, 1940, Ethel was united in marriage to Louis Bud H. Kemper at the  Lancaster United Methodist Church. After their marriage, the couple farmed in the Lancaster area for over thirty years. Ethel was employed in Lancaster at the Budget Shop, Federated Store, Ben Franklin Store and the Downtown Inn. She was a volunteer for the Thrift Shop and dispatch for Grant County Taxi. Ethel was a member of the Bethlehem E&R Church and the Rebekah Lodge for over thirty years, holding many offices including Grand Noble. She dearly loved her family and kept in touch with her grandchildrens activities.

Survivors include her children: Judy (Neil) Eyers, Madison; Jane (Gary) Schneider, Lancaster; John (Sharon Slater) Kemper, Windsor; eleven grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; a son-in-law, Gene Stitch, Lancaster; a sister-in-law, Jean Aupperle, Dodgeville; other relatives and many friends.

In addition to her parents, Ethel was preceded in death by her husband, a daughter, Susan Stitch, and a brother Dan Aupperle.

Funeral services were held on Friday, October 29, 2010, at 12:00 p.m. at Martin Funeral Home in Lancaster. Burial was in Aupperle Cemetery, Ellenboro Township. Family and friends called  on Friday, October 29, 2010, from 9:30 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home.