Submitted by: Dan Rich

Mary M. Kempner

Aug. 2, 1920 - Sept. 2, 2008

South Bend Tribune 9/4/2008
SOUTH BEND - Mary M. Kempner, 88, of South Bend, IN, passed away September 2, 2008. Born August 2, 1920, she was the daughter of Francis "Kerry" and Margaret Walsh. On June 10, 1944, she married Eugene Kempner. He preceded her in death along with her grandson, Nathan, and a brother, Albert Walsh. She is survived by three daughters, Nancy (Loren Gale) Fisher of Bremen, Kay (Red) Dhaeze of South Bend and Gayle (Don) Goff of Mishawaka; one son, John (Kathy) Kempner of Anderson, IN; three sisters, Katie (John) Shanley of SB, Joann Reedy of NY and Fran (Charlie) Hands of Maryland; three sisters-in-law, Ellen Walsh, Doris (Gene) Chambers and Helen (Robert) Chamberlin; one brother-in-law, Richard Kempner; ten grandchildren, Ken (Kathy), Kevin, Kyle (Jill) and Kris (Carrie) Jamrozy, Jessica (Aaron) VanWechel, Aaron Fisher, Angela (William) Horn, Melissa (Darren) Cross, Chad (Wendy) and Derek Kempner; 14 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Mary graduated in 1941 from the School of Nursing at St. Joe, Mishawaka. She worked 35 years in South Bend, having served at the Northern Indiana Children's Hospital, Carlisle Nursing Home and the Saint Joseph Medical Center. She was a member of the South Bend Area Genealogical Society and Little Flower Catholic Church.

Visitation will be held today from 4 to 8 p.m. in the McGann Hay, University Chapel, Edison Road. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday at 11:00 a.m. in Little Flower Catholic Church, where friends may call one hour prior to the Mass. Burial will follow at Chapel Hill. Memorial contributions may be made to the donor's choice.