Ernest E. Kempf

1946 - 2017  (71 years)

• Name	Ernest E. Kempf
  Born	31 May 1946	Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Sep 2017	Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA
  Buried	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I394874	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	Matthias W. Kempf,   b. 27 Aug 1900, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 0Jan 1957, South Dakota, USA  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Sophie Kranzler,   b. 12 Feb 1917,   d. 2007  (Age 89 years)
  Married	22 Mar 1937	South Dakota, USA
  Family ID	F131430	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Linda Vining
  Married	Oct 1967
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Kempf   2. Kempf
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F131431	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Christine Linderman
  Married	26 Aug 2000
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F131432	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S927] Obituary. Obituary for Ernest E. Kempf Memorial Services for Ernest E. Kempf, 71, Bath, SD, will be 11:00am, Saturday, September 23, 2017, at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, Aberdeen, with Pastor Rhia Strohm officiating. Burial is at Green Mound Cemetery, Leola, SD. Ernest died Friday, September 15, at his home in Bath after a courageous battle with cancer. Visitation with family will be 5:00-7:00pm, Friday, followed by a prayer service at 7:00pm at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 South Main Street. Ernest E. Kempf was born on May 31, 1946, to Matt and Sophie (Kranzler) Kempf in Aberdeen. He grew up in rural Fredrick and attended Barnard High School, graduating in 1964. He worked at Safeguard before enlisting in the U.S. Navy in March 1966. He was Honorably Discharged in November 1969. In October 1967 Ernest married Linda Vining. Together, they had two children: Curtis and Wade. They were divorced in 1986. Ernest married Christine Linderman on August 26, 2000. He welcomed her children: Tabitha, Chad, and Kevin into his life as well. They made their home on a hobby farm in Bath and enjoyed camping, fishing and hunting together. Ernest was a member of the Aberdeen Handgun Club and NRA. He enjoyed competitive shooting and building custom handguns. In 2011, he retired after working 46 years at Hub City as a machinist. He continued to work part time at Twin City Fan, and later, Rideline until 2016 when he was forced to quit because of his health. He will be remembered as a proud, independent, “go-to” man. Grateful for having shared Ernest’s life are his wife, Christine Kempf, Bath, SD; children: Curtis (Carol) Kempf, Aberdeen, SD, Wade Kempf (Melissa Myers), Bremerton, WA, Tabitha (David) Kulm, Selby, SD, Chad Linderman, Minneapolis, MN, and Kevin (Brandi) Linderman, Aberdeen; Grandchildren: Larissa Kempf, Taylor Kempf, Jayden Kempf, Lucas Kempf, Brayden Kempf, Alec Kulm (Heather Folkers), Tristan Kulm, Parker Kulm, Hailey Linderman, and Jameson Linderman; brother, Harold (Mavis) Kempf, Aberdeen; and brother-in-law, Harrison Plummer; Parker, SD; and many nieces and nephews. Preceding Ernest in death are his parents, Matt and Sophie Kempf; and sister, Irene Plummer. To send flowers or a remembrance gift to the family of Ernest E. Kempf, please visit our Tribute Store.