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Michelle Kemmerling Obituary
Michelle is survived by her parents, Bruce and Susan (Klauer) Kemmerling of Watertown; a sister, Chelsea of Watertown; her maternal grandparents and other relatives and friends.
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for Michelle Kemmerling
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Jim Roca
March 2, 2025
On this day I smile...remembering YOUR smile and your genuine beautiful nature. Thinking of you often
With love, Jim Roca
Scott Wilson
February 1, 2025
Remembered fondly as always. I smile every time I think of your SpongeBob lunch box. X
Scotty
Scott Wilson
February 2, 2024
Missed by many Michelle. X
Scott Wilson
February 1, 2023
Another year. Remembered as always. X
Scott Wilson
February 1, 2022
Remembered fondly.
Jim Roca
March 2, 2021
Thinking of you Michelle. Your smile and the laughter always shining through. Happy Birthday Girl....❤
Scott Wilson
February 1, 2021
Hope your still rocking out Michelle!
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February 1, 2020
Thinking of you now and always!
Scott
Jim Roca
March 2, 2016
Happy Birthday Michelle. Thinking of you and the music.....
Scott Wilson
March 2, 2011
Happy birthday Michelle ! X
HOWIE HUBBERMAN
February 28, 2011
WEDNESDAY MARCH 2ND IS MICHELLE'S BIRTHDAY.. LISTEN TO A FAVORITE BEATLE''S SONG FOR MICHELLE.. MOST IMPORTANT DON'T FORGET HER. HOWIE HUBBERMAN.
Scott Wilson
March 2, 2010
Thinking of you always. Happy birthday lass...Scotty x
February 28, 2010
TUESDAY MARCH 2ND IS MICHELLES BIRTHDAY, AS MICHELLE LOVED THE BEATLES,PLEASE LISTEN TO YOUR FAVORITE BEATLES SONG,AND THINK OF MICHELLE,, I KNOW I WILL.. WITH MUCH LOVE. HOWIE H.
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Scott Wilson
March 2, 2009
Happy Birthday lass. You always pass through my thoughts.x
Scotty.
HOWIE HUBBERMAN
March 1, 2009
MARCH 2ND IS MICHELLE'S BIRTHDAY, WE ALL MISS YOU MICHELLE !! AND WE WILL KEEP YOUR MEMORY ALIVE AND ROCKIN' HOWIE H.
Scott Wilson
March 3, 2008
Happy birthday babe. All my love from Scotland. Miss you always.x
Scotty
Karmen Self
March 2, 2008
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY MICHELLE,
I miss you terribly, It is another year and I still don't want to accept that your gone. So today Katey, Kevin and I are going to celebrate, and remember all the things you and I did together. I think of you often! Give John a kiss for me, "K"
love
karmen
HOWIE HUBBERMAN
February 22, 2008
MARCH 2,IS MICHELE'S BIRTHDAY,AND JUST LETTING HER KNOW SHE IS IN OUR HEARTS, ALL THAT KNEW HER,ALL THAT LOVED HER,ALL THE MUSIC SHE CARED FOR. HOWIE HUBBERMAN....
KARMEN SELF
March 2, 2007
Today is Michelle's Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIRL, YOU ARE MISSED BEYOND BELIEF.
You left so soon, but I know that you are with me every step of the way, just like you were before, always helping me to understand the unexplainable. I miss you and today especially, cause we always had so much fun on this day.
Carol Hall-Camacho
February 15, 2007
Michelle, A year passes and I still think of you... It has taken me the full year to find the words I need to say. I was one of the last people to see you and that haunts me more than you will ever know. You were an amazing girl in life and you will always be remembered as that. Your family and friends will miss you. Bless you and your family. It was an honor to have met you and I am so sorry you are gone. I told you dad the stories of you at the pool and your witty remarks, and no matter how it ended or the last time I saw you I will always remember you in that way... I can not drive past Bella Vita with out thinking of you... You are missed.
Karmen Self
February 9, 2007
It has been a year since I lost my friend Michelle. I miss her everyday. There isn't a way to express how much I miss her, accept that I look into my daughter's beautiful eyes and I hope to teach her the things that Michelle already knew, she was an old soul, and my daughter looks at me with that same look, like I have so much to say, but I just can't tell you right now!!!! I look at Michelle's picture everyday, it sits on my nightstand and every morning I say, "here we go again, another early morning", cause my daughter definately does not have the sleeping in late thing going yet.
My Michelle I miss you so much that it hurts inside, but I know one day that we will meet again and you can tell me all about what you've been doing and everyone that you have met, you big name dropper!!!
Don't ever think that I have forgotten you, cause I could never forget someone as close to me as we were together. I just can't begin to describe how much I want to see you again!!! You missed out on Katelyn being born and I wanted you there so much, she is so beautiful, you would love her hair!!! hehe
To My Michelle, keep the light on for me cause one day I will be there and we can stay up all night talking!!!!
SCOTT WILSON
February 1, 2007
Just thought i would stop by to pay my respects. Its one year on Michelle and i still think of you fondly and often. I hope you are happy and making everyone smile where you are. That was always your biggest talent.You take it easy lass, i miss you...Scotty.x
Vicki Kemmerling
January 4, 2007
Michelle is a person in which I admired because she was the one in the group that could smile and make you smile no matter how you felt inside. She is beautiful. She was so fun to be around living it up while I wasted time being meek. I am sure that her and our other loved ones are up there with the Lord dancing and having a blast. Can't wait to see ya again. Love Always Vicki
howie hubberman
March 27, 2006
MICHELLE will always be remembered as a loving, caring soul.In love with life,music,friends,family,and adventures.Her life will be remembered by everyone she passed on her all too short journey... We love you Michelle,and you will never be forgotten! Howie H
Scott Molley
March 19, 2006
Hi MK,
I am writing this because I miss you and wanted to let you know that there was almost never a week that went by that didn't involve some sort of fond reflection of our time together - you made that big of an impression on me.
You are spirit personified, a light in my life that will never go dim. I remember you wet, shivering, knees tucked into your chest to keep warm, swearing not to swim another lap and then going in again, and going so fast I thought your lungs would explode. You, full of life, full of the amazing energy that carried you from day-to-day. Long after swimming was past, your calls to talk about problems, and breakfasts spent rehashing old memories and recycling triumphs past, futures untold.
I really do believe that you are still here, because there is this part of me that exists because of you. I love how you always said what was in your thoughts, untempered by social concerns or public reaction, yours is to be, because being is living, and all that you are is about life -- You said and set the example that life is a mixture of the great, the difficult, and all that there is in-between.
Though I miss you, you will always be here, because who you are will never be lost nor forgotten. The regrets at not having been around to see the flower of your later youth are far outweighed by the wonder of the gift that you gave me and so many who had the pleasure of being near you. I love who you are MK, and I treasure all of the memories that we have had. I will miss you. Scott
Andrea Zulli
March 5, 2006
I met Michelle back in the summer of 1991 when I joined the WAT swim team. Even then Michelle was full of life. We were friends and swim team relay partners for many years to come. Throught the years I have know her Michelle has taught me many things about life...the two most important are to live life to the fullest every day and to never be afraid to show both how you feel and what you stand for. You will be missed Michelle, but never forgotten.
June 2005 - Road Trip to Ventura, California
March 2, 2006
Jerry Peluso
March 2, 2006
Michelle was truly one of the most genuine and pure-hearted people on the planet. It is little wonder that she loved The Beatles so much. Their message of peace and love fit right into Michelle's gentle loving nature. I miss Michelle dearly and can never listen to a Beatles song without thinking of her! I'm sure she's hanging with John and George right now!
KARMEN SELF
March 2, 2006
Today is Michelle's Birthday, so I am still wishing her a great birthday. Happy Birthday "MY MICHELLE" I love and miss you so much!!! she loved her birthday so much, we always did something special on this day eversince I've known her. I met michelle one night at Yellow Brick Road almost 3 1/2 years ago, and from that moment on we were inseperable, we were either on the phone with each other or together just watching movies, or enjoying one of the many local bands here in Las Vegas. Michelle was my best friend, and she was very wise beyond her years, she kept me going even when I didn't want to go. She just had this way about her that you couldn't ignore, nor would she let you ignore her! She was full of life, accept in the early hours of the morning, you didn't call before noon, but she usually let me get away with it.
Michelle taught me to never be afraid of who you are and to always be yourself! She always called me beautiful and I still expect her to call and say "Hey beautiful!".
I will never forget her and I know that there will be that little part of her that will always be with me, and the face she made that would make this crescent moon shape right in the middle of her forehead.
The song that explains her and I the best is the first song on the Beatles Let it Be album, "We're going home" we were always "wearing raincoats, standing solo, in the sun" We would always listen to that song on road trips or just anywhere we we were going!
I will close with this, She was "My Michelle" and she was my best friend, and I know that she will be with me forever!
New Year's Eve, 2003
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April 2004
March 2, 2006
June 2004
March 2, 2006
Stacey's B-day, Feb. 2003
March 2, 2006
At a Yellow Brick Road Show
March 2, 2006
Traci Hutchinson
March 1, 2006
I met Michelle through my sister Kimberly. She is such a free spirit! She was one of the most fun-loving, likeable people I've ever met, I think that's how we became friends so fast.
The things that made her unique and wonderful are that she had such a deeper understanding of people, life, and the universe. She made it a point to be friends with whomever she met, always wanting everyone to have a good time. She could be friends with everyone, and she had a gift of putting people at ease, making everyone feel comfortable.
My sister and I loved having her over for the holidays and parties, we felt like she was part of our family.
I will miss her!! May she rest in peace.
Carla Oestreich
March 1, 2006
Tomorrow would be Michelle's 24th birthday. I can't stop thinking about her and all of the photos that were displayed at her funeral. I couldn't help but notice how she always looked staight into the camera showing the confidence and spunk that she was well known for. She will be celebrating her birthday in heaven this year but certainly will never be forgotten by anyone who had met her. It's amazing how much time I spend thinking about her and, of course, her family and friends. It is hard to imagine life without her but, she will be with us all because her spirit, confidence and 'spunk' have inspired us all and will be with us forever. Happy Birthday Michelle, you will always be in my heart.
Kimberly Hutchinson
February 26, 2006
I met Michelle shorty after moving to Las vegas, she was one of my first friends here, she was so full of life and I so much appreciated her witt and her intellegance and her total uniqueness, she is like no one I've ever known. I will miss her very much and I'm so sad that I never had a chance to let her know how much I cared about her and appreciated her and I'm sad because she will never get to know my new daughter but I'm also so happy knowing that Michelle is surrounded by love and appreciation now and MUSIC all the time, I also know Michelle is a star for all of us now.In her passing I'm reminded never get too busy to not let people you care about know. I just hope she knows now!
Kaycee Bowen
February 14, 2006
I am blessed to have had Michelle in my life. I have never known anyone who could light up a room with merely a smile, live purely for the moment and love so unconditionally and without excuse or regret. The things that I learned from her will live in my spirit forever and I hope that I can pass them on to others in my life. I know this will keep Michelle's spirit alive for eternity.
David St. John
February 13, 2006
Anyone who knew Michelle- even for a short while like myself- would agree with the descriptions of her on this page; great sense of humor, smart, stylish, twinkle in her eye- all true... She'll be missed a lot by her many friends here in Las Vegas.
Brody Dolyniuk
February 12, 2006
We were first introduced to Michelle a few years back by some friends from another band, The Fab Four (Beatles Tribute). Michelle's love of the music and her "spark plug" nature made her stand out over many of our regular fans, and we got to know her as not just a fan, but a good friend. I will miss pulling her up on stage to dance or partaking in one of our silly comedy bits (she was always a willing candidate). Michelle was an outgoing, fun person to be around...never a dull moment! We are very thankful for the time we got to spend with her. Heaven is now a hipper, wackier, exciting, and more beautiful place.
-Brody from the Yellow Brick Road band
February 11, 2006
Scott Wilson
February 9, 2006
I feel blessed for the small amount of time i had the pleasure of being able to call myself Michelle`s friend. She was a breath of fresh air in my life. She could brighten up even my longest hard day with a sly smile, the twinkle in her eye or just listening to her cell phone voice mail. "its me leave a message"
Well this ones for you lass, you will be greatly missed and never forgotten by me and all your friends who loved you here in Vegas...Scotty.x
Jeff Moreau
February 7, 2006
Michelle and I were middle and high school classmates in Watertown. What I remember most about her is her creativity and spontaneity. She was always a very fun and exciting person to be around. What I admire most about Michelle was her self-confidence to be an individual, not being afraid to express who she was or what she stood for. It’s a shame that I never had a chance to thank her, because Michelle has inspired me to live life it’s fullest and appreciate myself for being who I am, and not what anyone else wants me to be. We will truely miss her, but her influence will live with us for the rest of our lives.
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