Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
Died April 18, 2020
Age 94
Obituary
Wilford M. Kepler, age 94, and Mary L. (nee Wheaton) Kepler, age 92, both died six hours apart on April 18, 2020 at Froedtert Hospital of the terrible Covid 19… Wilford was a machinist at Harnishfeger where he worked for 35 years… Wilford served as a Pharmacist’s Mate aboard the USS Wilkes Barre and saw heavy action in the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. He enjoyed his reunions with his Navy shipmates. Wilford loved to garden and enjoyed the two cottages that he and mom owned during their lives. Wilford volunteered at the VA Hospital for over 20 years.
Published in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“I lived next door to Mary and Will on Stewart Avenue for a couple of years before I moved away. They were the nicest, sweetest neighbors I have ever had. “
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