Samuel KEPLER

KEPLER, DINGMAN, STIMELING, WILLIAMSON, SWIGER

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 6/30/2007 at 21:22:06

Decatur County Journal, Iowa
January 25, l900

A very sad death occurred Wednesday morning of last week at the home of Mr. Frank Dingman, five miles north of town, to which brief allusion was made last week. Mr. Samuel Kepler, whose home was near Eagle Grove, in this state was called to the bedside of his mother, who was very sick at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dingman. Starting to return to his home, he was taken very sick at Van Wert and was brought back to Mr. Dingman's, where after several days of severe suffering, he died, as stated. Mrs. Kepler was sent for, but did not arrive until after the death of her husband.

Rev. W.H. Ilsley conducted a funeral service Thursday afternoon, and on Friday morning the funeral party took the train at Van Wert for Eagle Grove. Mr. Kepler was a prosperous father and leaves a family of sons and daughters to share the widow's affliction.

Additional information from Patricia Fiscel:

"This is Samuel F. Kepler b Ca.1850 in Henry Co., IL to James Kepler & Julia Ann Stimeling Kepler. Samuel F. Kepler's wife was Sarah Ann Williamson m. 4 Jul 1874 in Henry Co., IL. The sister whom they are referring to was Mary Albertine Kepler Dingman, wife of Francis who resided in Decatur Co., IA. Samuel's home was Clarion, Wright Co.,IA where he was buried in the Clarion Cem. His widow Sarah later m Nelson Swiger on 30 Jan 1901 in Henry Co., IL but she is buried with Samuel & they share a beautiful double stone with their pictures."