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Richard A. "Rick" Kempkes

1956 - 2024

BORN

1956

DIED

2024

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1116 N 19th St

Beatrice, Nebraska

Richard Kempkes Obituary

Richard A. "Rick" Kempkes

October 26, 1956 - December 30, 2024

Richard A. "Rick" Kempkes, 68, of Douglas passed away on Monday, December 30, 2024. He was born on October 26, 1956.

Memorial services 11 a.m. on Friday, January 3, 2025, at Panama Presbyterian Church of Panama. The service will be livestreamed on the church's Facebook page. Private inurnment will be at the Panama Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established. www.foxfuneralhome.net Arrangements entrusted to Zink-Fox Funeral Home of Sterling.

Fox Funeral Home & Cremation Services

1116 N. 19th Street

Beatrice, NE 68310

402-223-4096
Published by Lincoln Journal Star on Jan. 1, 2025.

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