Ishpeming – Frances H. Kepler, age 89, longtime resident of 420 E. Division St., Ishpeming, passed away on Monday, July 11, 2016 while a resident at the Eastwood Nursing Center in Negaunee.
Frances was born February 15, 1927 in Ishpeming the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Mary Philomena (DeNofrio) Russi. Frances was a graduate of the Ishpeming High School and a lifelong member of the St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. She had worked first at the H.W. Gossard Co. as a floor supervisor, and then at Northern Michigan University for many years in the printing office prior to her retirement.
Frances is survived by 2 sisters – Mary Santilli of Elgin, IL and Josephine Russi of Escanaba, a nephew Sim Santilli of Elgin, Il and a cousin Robert Homeier of FL. She was preceded in death by her husband Richard Kepler in 1996 and her parents.
A graveside service will be held at 9:30am on Thursday, July 14, 2016 at the Ishpeming Cemetery with the Rev. Fr. Larry Van Damme to officiate.
Francces' obituary may also be viewed at bjorkandzhulkie.com where relatives and friends may leave a note of remembrance.