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Raymond Conrad William “Ray” Keiper

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Birth	:	13 Feb 1919 Atkins, Benton County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	11 Feb 2012 Shellsburg, Benton County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Saint Stephens Lutheran Cemetery, Atkins, Benton County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.9814987, -91.8720016
Description	:	Son of Henry & Katherine Rinderknecht Keiper Raymond "Ray" Keiper, 93, died Sunday, March 11, 2012 at Rock Ridge Residential Care Center in Shellsburg following an extended illness. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church in Atkins with Rev. Douglas Woltemath officiating. Interment will be held at St. Stephen's Cemetery near Atkins. Visitation will also be held at the church in Atkins from 4 to 7 p.m., on Tuesday. Memorials may be directed to St. Stephen's Lutheran Church or to the family. Raymond Conrad William Keiper was born February 13, 1919 on... Read More	Son of Henry & Katherine Rinderknecht Keiper Raymond "Ray" Keiper, 93, died Sunday, March 11, 2012 at Rock Ridge Residential Care Center in Shellsburg following an extended illness. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church in Atkins with Rev. Douglas Woltemath officiating. Interment will be held at St. Stephen's Cemetery near Atkins. Visitation will also be held at the church in Atkins from 4 to 7 p.m., on Tuesday. Memorials may be directed to St. Stephen's Lutheran Church or to the family. Raymond Conrad William Keiper was born February 13, 1919 on the family farm near Atkins to Henry and Katherine (Rinderknecht) Keiper. He received his elementary education at St. Stephen's Lutheran School and graduated from the Atkins High School in 1937. On May 24, 1941 he was united in marriage to Betty Lensch at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids. Ray was a life long farmer and also enjoyed selling seed for DeKalb and McCubbin Seed Companies. A life long member of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church he served his congregation in many ways throughout his life. He was blessed to have special friends who loved playing Pinochle as much as he did and they came often to the care facility in Shellsburg to play cards with him. He is survived by his wife of over seventy years, Betty, who was also his best friend and caregiver during these past years; his children, June Reed of Urbandale, Jim (Wendy) Keiper of Palo, Nancy (Edward K.) Wilhelmi of Atkins, and Donald (Barbra) Keiper of Palo; his eleven grandchildren, Carla (Todd) Chambers, Krista (Dwight) Oehlerich, Scott (Heidi) Keiper, Julie (Corey) Ruehle, Lori (Jerry) Farmer, Deb (Marty) Gorkow, Kathy (Daniel) Schneiderman, Tami (Nathan) Junge, Sara Jane Keiper and friend, Brian Bigelow, Melissa Darling and fianc×e Brian Moyer, and Ben Darling; twenty-one great-grandchildren; his brother, Irvin (Dolores) Keiper; and his sister, Esto Jennings. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Fred "Fritz" Keiper; his sister, Milda Heitshusen; and his son-in-law, Roger H. Reed.

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Raymond Conrad William “Ray” Keiper's memorial is located at: Saint Stephens Lutheran Cemetery, Atkins, Benton County, USA.
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Raymond Conrad William “Ray” Keiper death on 11 Feb 2012 in Shellsburg, Benton County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.9814987
Longitude: -91.8720016

Family Members:

Parent

Henry Jacob Conrad Homes Keiper

(1887 - 1982)

Katharina Marie Christeanna “Katie” Rinderknecht Keiper

(1888 - 1977)

Spouse

Betty Jane Lensch Keiper

(1919 - 2020)

Siblings

Frederick Carl “Fritz” Keiper

(1911 - 2008)

Irvin George “Irv” Keiper

(1913 - 2014)

Esto Magdalene Keiper Jennings

(1917 - 2017)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint Stephens Lutheran Cemetery
Atkins, Benton County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9814987, -91.8720016

2. Raetz Cemetery
Atkins, Benton County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9928017, -91.8977966

3. Saint Joseph Cemetery
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9710999, -91.8163986

4. Sisley Grove Cemetery
Fairfax, Linn County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9636002, -91.8091965

5. Wagner Cemetery
Newhall, Benton County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9848870, -91.9420910

6. Fix Cemetery
Atkins, Benton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0194431, -91.9251814

7. Parkers Grove Cemetery
Shellsburg, Benton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0555992, -91.9028015

8. Fairfax Cemetery
Fairfax, Linn County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9286003, -91.7928009

9. Norway Cemetery
Benton County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9093300, -91.9256200

10. Saint Michael's Cemetery
Norway, Benton County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9091988, -91.9263992

11. Spring Grove Cemetery
Palo, Linn County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0303001, -91.7683029

12. Palo Cemetery
Palo, Linn County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0606003, -91.7893982

13. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
Newhall, Benton County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9933014, -92.0093994

14. Dickenson Cemetery
Palo, Linn County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0741997, -91.8086014

15. Saint Patricks Cemetery
Fairfax, Linn County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8946991, -91.7936020

16. Crawford Cemetery
Shellsburg, Benton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0873200, -91.8497200

17. Saint Patricks and Saint Pauls Cemetery
Watkins, Benton County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8986800, -91.9728000

18. Mound Cemetery
Watkins, Benton County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8972015, -91.9713974

19. Oakwood Cemetery
Shellsburg, Benton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0978012, -91.8863983

20. Prairie Cemetery
Van Horne, Benton County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9626440, -92.0282390

21. Strawn Cemetery
Linn County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0971985, -91.8289032

22. Linwood Cemetery
Iowa County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8613200, -91.8887900

23. Salem Cemetery
Van Horne, Benton County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9928017, -92.0421982

24. Morrison Cemetery
Hiawatha, Linn County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0581017, -91.7305984