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Evelyn E Kempf Conter
Birth: 13 Sep 1926
Death: 1 Jan 2015 (aged 88)
Burial: Forest Hills Memorial Gardens, Butler Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
Memorial #: 140798536
Bio: Evelyn E. Conter, age 88, passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2015. She was born September 13, 1926, the oldest of 11 children to Cornelius & Henrietta Kempf.
She was also a great granddaughter of Henry Schnell, the founder of Schnellville, Indiana the town where she grew up and loved so much.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Conter, in 1967 after 19 years of marriage; her second husband of 10 years, Harold Hastell; son, Chris in 2005; brothers, Cornelius Kempf Jr., Richard, Robert & Earl Kempf; and sister, Janie Kempf (Altman).
At the age of 19 she joined the U. S. Cadet Nurse Corps taking her training in Louisville, Ky., the same hospital in which she was born. For her last six month of training she was sent to the Dayton VA Hospital where she met and married John Conter in 1948.
She loved being a homemaker, Cub Scout Den mother, doing all crafts popular at the time, spending many hours watching her sons play sports and her husband coaching them. In 1968 she returned to work going to the Vandalia Medical Center. After 10 years she returned to the Dayton VA Hospital and retired from there in 1988.
In 1999 Evelyn married Harold Hastell who passed away in 2010. They enjoyed attending Navy and Family reunions. Evelyn and her family were founding members of St. Christopher Church.
Evelyn was also active with the Vandalia Senior Citizens, Sister Cities, and Garden Clubs for over 50 years, presently Grow and Show. She loved to travel and visited over 40 countries, the most memorable being Fatima, Portugal, African Safaris and the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Evelyn is survived by her sons, David (Peggy), Jack (Cheryl) & Rick Conter; grandchildren, Michael (Emily), Steven, Brian, Claire & Nolan; great grandsons, Davis & Ryan; brothers, Dennis (Betty) Kempf, Harold (Joyce) Kempf & Tom (Mary Ann) Kempf; sisters, Betty (Tom) Boeglin, Nancy Herzog & sister-in-law, Carol Kempf; and by Harold?s family, Cyndi (Don) Shaw, Bruce (Diane), David & Diane Hastell.
The family will be receiving friends from 4:00 ? 7:00 p.m., Monday (1/5) at the Morton & Whetstone Funeral Home, 139 S. Dixie Dr., Vandalia. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday (1/6) at St. Christopher Catholic Church, 435 W. National Rd., Vandalia. Rev. Fr. Frank Keferl will officiate.
Entombment will follow at Forest Hills Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Dayton Foundation, Chris Conter Scholarship Fund, Vandalia Butler High School, 500 Kettering Tower, Dayton, Ohio 45423.
Family Members
Parents
Cornelius M Kempf 1894-1965
Henrietta M Schaaf Kempf 1903-1978
Spouses
John A Conter 1925-1967
Harold Hastell 1924-2011
Siblings
Carnelius Kempf 1929-1933
Richard L Kempf 1932-1956
Children
Chris Brian Conter 1959-2005
Created by: GraveHunter (47976571)
Added: 2 Jan 2015
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140798536/evelyn-e-conter
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 February 2021), memorial page for Evelyn E Kempf Conter (13 Sep 1926?1 Jan 2015), Find a Grave Memorial no. 140798536, citing Forest Hills Memorial Gardens, Butler Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by GraveHunter (contributor 47976571) .
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