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Ralph E. Kephart
Ralph E. Kephart
Hazleton
Ralph E. Kephart, 101, of Hazleton, Iowa, died on May 25, 2022, at the Buchanan County Health Center in Independence.
Public visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Oelwein. Public Masonic service: 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home by the Hebron Masonic Lodge #74 A.F. & A.M. of Oelwein. A private family graveside service will be held at Hazleton (Fontana) Cemetery, Hazleton, with military honors. Online obituary at www.jamisonschmitzfuneralhome.com.
Ralph is survived by his two sons, Ralph W. (Charlotte) Kephart of Anamosa and Dean A. Kephart (Mark Tazik) of Minneapolis, Minn.; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
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