Hamilton County IA Archives Obituaries.....Kepler, Jerome Thompson March 1921
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Daily Freeman Journal
                 THE DAILY FREEMAN JOURNAL        Thursday March 24, 1921
  
                                ANOTHER OLD SOLDIER CALLED

              Jerome Thompson Kepler, Pioneer Resident Hamilton County, 
              dies at his home here. 79 years of age.
        He came here from Pennsylvania when New Castle had just been started.
          Jerome Thompson Kepler, a pioneer resident of Hamilton County, died 
          last evening at 6:30 o'clock at his home, 644 Maple Avenue, after a 
           lingering illness. Six years ago, Mr. Kepler suffered a stroke of
              paralysis and had been comparatively helpless since. Death was
              caused by hardening of the arteries.
             Rev. Manson E. Miller will have charge of the funeral services
             which will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Christian Church.
              Interment will be made in the Cass Center Cemetary.
             Mr. Kepler was born on Oct.7, 1841, in Pennsylvania being 79 
           years, five months and sixteen days old at the time of his death.
           When a young lad he removed to this state, coming to this city 
            when the village of New Castle had just been started. In 1866,
            he married Miss Emily thompson with whom he resided on a farm
          near this city until the time of her death twenty-five years ago.
             After his second marriage to Mrs. J.W. McKinney of this place,
          he resided in Nebraska and Wisconsin for several years, returning 
       to Webster City this last year. Mr. Kepler is an old Civil War Veteran,
             having served with the 112th Illinois Infantry.
          He is survived by his widow and four children: James Kepler,
               Oscar Kepler, and Mrs S.J. Barber of this city and 
            Mrs Smith Denton of Bancroft, three sisters also survive,
            two residing at Lee and the other in Henry County, ILL.
 

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