Debra K. ‘Deb’ KemperNORTH WEBSTER – Debra K. “Deb” Kemper, 70, of Syracuse, passed away at 4:51 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24, 2021, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.
She was born on Dec. 2, 1951, in Prestonsburg, Ky., to Woodrow and Anna Ray Blair Calhoun.
She graduated from Prestonsburg High School and got her L.P.N. degree from St. Joe Hospital Nursing School in Fort Wayne. She was married on June 1, 1988, in Sevierville, Tenn., to Richard J. “Dick” Kemper, who survives. She grew up in Prestonsburg and moved to the Warsaw/North Webster area in 1968. She retired from Home Health Care in Warsaw, worked as an L.P.N. at various local nursing homes, and at an ear, nose and throat clinic in Warsaw.
She was a member of the North Webster Church of God, formerly attended the North Webster United Methodist Church, and was a member of the Nurses Association.
She is survived by husband, Dick Kemper, of Syracuse; two sons: Craig (Christi) Bevins, of Warsaw; and Kyle (Liz) Kemper, of Goshen; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren; sister, Theresa Wilson, of Warsaw; sister-in-law, Tina Calhoun, of Warsaw; brother-in-law, Craig Kemper, of North Webster.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters: Martha “Pete” Prater and Barbara “Marty” Stewart; and brother, James Calhoun.
Cremation will take place at Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, 4356 N. Ind. 15, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 3 at Owen Family Funeral Home, Ind. 13 and CR 500N, North Webster. Memorial services will follow at 7 p.m. on Monday,?Jan. 3 in the funeral home with Pastor Jeff Boyer officiating.
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Preferred memorials may be given to the North Webster Library, P.O. Box 379, North Webster, IN 46555.
To send condolences to the family of Debra Kemper, please visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
