Roscoe Conklin and Clara (Vilmo) KEPHART

Roscoe "Ross" and Clara (Vilmo) KEPHART (Date unknown). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.


Ross and Clara KEPHART (Date unknown). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Family Group Sheet for Roscoe Conklin KEPHART (1881-1965)

Husband: Roscoe Conklin KEPHART

Born: 13 Mar 1881
Place: Dubuque Co., IA
Married: 7 Jul 1909
Place: Jackson, MN
Died: 9 Jan 1965
Place: Aitkin, MN
Buried: Jackson, MN
Husband's Father: Alfred Brunson KEPHART
Husband's Mother: Mary Brown MEYERS

Wife: Clara Elizabeth VILMO

Born: 4 Feb 1889
Place: Manistee, MI
Died: 16 Feb 1964
Place: Lakefield, MN
Buried: Jackson, MN
Wife's Father: Otto VILMO
Wife’s Mother: Elizabeth OELKE

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Children

1. Della Ella KEPHART

Born: 1 Sep 1909
Place: Lakefield, MN
Spouse: Lester NORGRANT
Married: 1 Sep 1928
Died: 26 Dec 1992

2. Gladys Pearl KEPHART

Born: 7 Dec 1914
Place: Lakefield, MN
Spouse: Harlan PETERSON
Married: 12 Jul 1937
Spouse: Harm IHNEN
Married: Unknown
Died: 16 Dec 2000

3. Seth Robert KEPHART

Born: 18 Jun 1920
Place: Lakefield, MN
Spouse: Gwen MALCHOW
Married: 12 Mar 1940
Died: 16 Oct 1993

Obituary: Clara Elizabeth (Vilmo) KEPHART (16 Feb 1964)

Obituary. Clara Elizabeth (Vilmo) KEPHART (16 Feb 1964). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.



Kephart Rites Set Wednesday At Lakefield

LAKEFIELD -- Funeral services for Mrs. Rose [sic, Ross] C. Kephart, 75, Lakefield, have been set for Wednesday.

The family service will be at 1:30 p.m. at the Rost funeral home and the public service will be at 2 p.m. at the First Methodist church in Lakefield.

The Rev. Russell Hubbard will officiate and burial will be in the Riverside cemetery at Jackson.

Mrs. Kephart died in her sleep early Sunday morning at her home. She had suffered heart condition but death was unexpected.

Mrs. Kephart was the former Clara Vilmo and was born Feb. 4, 1889, at Manistee, Mich. On July 7, 1909, she married Ross C. Kephart of Lakefield. Mr. Kephart was a blacksmith for many years.

She is survived by her husband, two daughters, and one son. They are Mrs. Lester Norgrant of Spirit Lake; Mrs. Harm Ihnen, of Seal Beach, Calif. and Seth of Aitkin, Minn.

Also surviving are two brothers, Edward and William Vilmo of Ada; two sisters, Mrs. Lillie Thies of Ada and Mrs. Lucy Griewe of Boyes Hot Springs, Calif.; eight grandchildren, twenty-four great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren.