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KEMPER Robert Graham 
| Expert at consoling the bereaved Veteran minister wrote seven books, served in churches around the country By Maureen O'Donnell Staff Reporter / mmoconnell@suntimes.com The Rev. Robert G. Kemper used to joke with brides and grooms that they shouldn't get nervous during their wedding ceremony if they happened to glance over and notice he was holding his minister's book upside-down. "I've got it memorized," he'd say. It was a good thing, too, because Bob Kemper was legally blind. The book was a prop - he memorized church services and had such prodigious powers of recall that he easily could unfurl touching sermons that people would quote decades later. "Any time he would preach, the church would fill up, said a friend, Nancy Conforti. Services were held recently for Mr. Kemper, 75, who died at Adventist LaGrange Memorial Hospital in July from heart issues. Vision loss honed his empathy, helping him to comfort people who were grieving losses. He served 25 years at First Congregational Church of Western Springs and a minister for 40 years in all. His book. "An Elephant's Ballet," helped many cope. In it, he wrote about losing his sight, at 37, to macular degeneration. His wife Margie summarized a passage: "The linger I lamented what I lost, the worse I became; but when I realized what good things still remained, I became better." Mr. Kemper also chaired Evangelical Health Systems. After a 1995 merger, it became Advocate Health Care. Mr. Kemper was born in Alton, IL, the son of a minister. His family moved around the country as his father served different churches. Mr. Kemper attended Cornell College in Iowa, where he majored in English. He loved to eat. In fact, it was a missed slice of cake at a wedding that brought him together with his future wife, then Margie Klontz. "He had to leave early and was lamenting he didn't have a piece of cake, so I mailed him a piece," she recalled. By the time he got it, it was very hard and dry, but he was touched." At 20, Mr. Kemper began ministering in Port Byron, IL The Kempers married in 1959. He earned joint degrees in ministry from the University of Chicago and the Chicago Theological Seminary. Later, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the seminary. He served at churches around the USA. A stint in New Jersey allowed Mr. Kemper to indulge his love of Broadway shows, including a favorite night at "The King and I" with Yul Brynner. In 1968, the Kempers returned to Chicago, where he was asked to be founding editor of Christian Ministry magazine, an offshoot of Christian Century. He moved to full-time ministry in 1973 at the Western Springs church, where some found his sermons so meaningful, they would even take notes. Others were so inspired that they became minsters themselves. He wrote six other books before retiring in 1998. He continued going to plays. Though he couldn't see the actors, he gloried in their language. "He loved the poetry of the Old Testament," said church minister Rich Kirchherr. "He would find rhythms and patterns in Shakespeare's writing that he found in the Book of Common Prayer." ... Mr. Kemper also is survived by two daughters, Betsy, and Ginny Freiberger; a son, Edward; a brother, Larry, and six grandchildren. |
| Burial Plot Section - Lot # D - 71 Grave - E Find a Grave Memorial ID 71106787 |
| Birth GRO 3rd qtr 1912 KEMP, Annie E M WAKEMAN Dartford 2a 1233 |
| Marriages GRO 1st qtr 1936 HUTTON, Thomas KEMP Dartford 2a 1216 KEMP, Annie E M HUTTON Dartford 2a 1216 |
| QUERY USA Public Records Name Cynthia J Childs Residence Date 01 Jan 1998-01 Jun 2001 Residence Place Wichita, Kansas Birth Date 01 Mar 1955 Address 1224 N Richmond St., Wichita, Kansas 67203 Record Number 778894256 |
| Birth GRO 2nd qtr 1884 Kemp, Dora Bertha Ticehurst 2b 107 Death GRO 1st qtr 1950 Clements, Dora B 66 Hastings 5h 401 |
| Marriages GRO 3rd qtr 1903 Winchester, William Amos Ticehurst 2b 243 KEMP, Dora Bertha Ticehurst 2b 243 |
| Marriages GRO 2nd qtr 1927 WINCHESTER, Dora B Clements Malling 2a 1999 Clements, George T Winchester Malling 2a 1999 |
| Burial Plot Section - Lot # C - 44 Grave - L Find a Grave Memorial ID 71110126 ===== USA Census, 1900 Name: Elmer S Kemp Event Place: ED 122 Milton Township Ballston Spa village (prt.), Saratoga, New York Birth Date: Apr 1862 Birthplace: New York Relationship to Head of Household: Head Father's Birthplace: New York Mother's Birthplace: New York Race: White Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Years Married: 18 Marriage Year (Estimated): 1882 Page: 1 Sheet Letter: A Family Number: 5 Reference ID: 12 GS Film number: 1241159 Digital Folder Number: 004114746 Image Number: 00058 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Elmer S Kemp M 38 New York Wife Hattie A Kemp F 37 New York Son George E Kemp M 27 New York [Age should be 17] Son Willie L Kemp M 15 New York |
| New York, County Marriages Name: Elmer S Kemp Event Date: 25 Dec 1917 Event Place: Saratoga, New York Age: 55 Birth Year (Estimated): 1862 Father's Name: Sumner Kemp Mother's Name: Lavandy Chatfield Spouse's Name: Blanche Granger Spouse's Age: 45 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1872 Spouse's Father's Name: Judson Diefendorf Spouse's Mother's Name: Johannah Roberts GS Film number: 1287474 Digital Folder Number: 004489254 Image Number: 00466 |
| Father: John Kemp Mother: Charlotte Kemp ===== England and Wales Census, 1891 Name George Kemp County Sussex Parish Maresfield Ecclesiastical Parish ST JAMES Registration District Uckfield Residence Note Marlpitts Gender Male Age 60 Marital Status Married Occupation Wheelwright Relationship to Head of Household Head Birth Year (Estimated) 1831 Birthplace Hampshire, England Page Number 14 Registration Number RG12 Piece/Folio 786/ 103 George Kemp Head M 60 Hampshire, England Elizabeth Kemp Wife F 45 Sussex, England ----- England and Wales Census, 1911 Name George Kemp County Sussex Parish Dane Hill Sub-District Maresfield Registration District Uckfield Gender Male Age 65 Birthplace Hambledon, Hampshire |
| Marriages GRO 4th qtr 1881 GURR, Elizabeth Uckfield 2b 253 KEMP, George Uckfield 2b 253 |
| Birth GRO 3rd qtr 1877 KEMP, Kate Maldon 4a 299 |
| Marriages GRO 2nd qtr 1906 Alcorn, Andrew Marylebone 1a 1232 Kemp, Kate Marylebone 1a 1232 |
| England Births and Christenings Name: Martha Kemp Event Type: Christening Event Date: 21 Nov 1824 Event Place: Saint Giles, Camberwell, London, England Sex: Female Father's Name: James Kemp Mother's Name: Sarah |
| Marriages GRO 3rd qtr 1846 Strange, James Thompson Kensington 3 263 Kemp, Martha Kensington 3 263 ----- England Marriages Name: James Thompson Strange Event Date: 30 Jun 1846 Event Place: Saint Paul, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England Sex: Male Age: 21 Birth Year (Estimated): 1825 Spouse's Name: Martha Kemp Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1825 |
| USA Census, 1850 Name: Oliver Kemp Event Place: Greenfield, Saratoga, New York Gender: Male Age: 60 Birthplace: Massachusetts Birth Year (Estimated): 1790 House Number: 205 Family Number: 205 Line Number: 22 GS Film number: 444309 Digital Folder Number: 004203146 Image Number: 00067 Household Gender Age Birthplace Oliver Kemp M 60 Massachusetts Wealthy Kemp F 54 New York Sumner Kemp M 17 New York Lucinda Kemp F 14 New York |
| Birth GRO 1st qtr 1947 Kemp, Raymond P Bleasdale Brentford 5e 235 ===== Raymond Peter Kemp married Maureen Ann Proctor. They had two sons: Matthew Lee Kemp in 1971 Nathan Stewart Kemp in 1974 |
| Last name, First name Event Record set Location BEST, Marion M 1979 England & Wales North East Hants, Hampshire, England KEMP, Raymond P 1979 England & Wales North East Hants, Hampshire, England |
| Burial Plot Lot- R Area-New Find a GraveMemorial ID 66042529 ===== Sumner Kemp in household of Oliver Kemp, "USA Census, 1850" Name: Sumner Kemp Event Place: Greenfield, Saratoga, New York Gender: Male Age: 17 Birthplace: New York Birth Year (Estimated): 1833 House Number: 205 Family Number: 205 Line Number: 24 Affiliate Publication Number: M432 Affiliate Film Number: 593 GS Film number: 444309 Digital Folder Number: 004203146 Image Number: 00067 Household Gender Age Birthplace Oliver Kemp M 60 Massachusetts Wealthy Kemp F 54 New York Sumner Kemp M 17 New York Lucinda Kemp F 14 New York ----- USA Census, 1880 Name: Sumner Kemp Event Place: Greenfield, Saratoga, New York Gender: Male Age: 46 Marital Status: Married Occupation: Teamster Race (Original): W Ethnicity: American Relationship to Head of Household: Self Birthplace: New York Birth Date: 1834 Spouse's Name: Abigail Kemp Spouse's Birthplace: New York Father's Birthplace: New York Mother's Birthplace: New York ----- New York, State Census, 1892 Name: Sumner Kemp Event Date: 1892 Event Place: Greenfield, E.D. 02 Age: 59 Gender: Male Birthplace: USA Birth Year (Estimated): 1833 Citizenship Status: Citizen GS Film number: 0559941 Digital Folder Number: 004369937 Image Number: 00116 |
| United States Census, 1920 Name: William Kemp Event Place: Milton, Saratoga, New York Gender: Male Age: 36 Marital Status: Married Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1884 Birthplace: New York Father's Birthplace: New York Mother's Birthplace: New York Relationship to Head of Household: Head Sheet Letter: B Sheet Number: 12 Record Number: 3540 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace William Kemp Head M 36 New York Marion Kemp Wife F 38 Vermont Melvin Kemp Son M 12 New York Claude Kemp Son M 11 New York Francis Kemp Dau F 9 New York Stanley Kemp Son M 7 New York James Ryder Father-in-law M 67 Vermont ----- United States Census, 1930 Name: William L Kemp Event Place: Ballston Spa, Saratoga, New York Gender: Male Age: 44 Marital Status: Married Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1886 Birthplace: New York Father's Birthplace: New York Mother's Birthplace: New York Relationship to Head of Household: Head Sheet Letter: A Sheet Number: 13 Record Number: 1887 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace William L Kemp Head M 44 New York Marion L Kemp Wife F 40 Vermont Malson Kemp Son M 23 New York Claude Kemp Son M 22 New York Frances Kemp Dau F 19 New York Stanley Kemp Son M 17 New York Marion Kemp Dau F 8 New York ----- United States Census, 1940 Name: William L Kemp Event Place: Ballston Spa, Milton Town, Saratoga, New York Last Place of Residence: Same House Gender: Male Age: 55 Marital Status: Married Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1885 Birthplace: New York Relationship to Head of Household: Head Sheet Letter: B Sheet Number: 7 Digital Folder Number: 005458744 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace William L Kemp Head M 55 New York Marion Kemp Wife F 51 Vermont Melvin E Kemp Son M 33 New York Marion R Kemp Dau F 18 New York |
| Illinois, Cook County Deaths Name Arthur Edward Kendall Event Date 09 Apr 1950 Event Place Holbrook, Cook, Illinois Address 194th And Morgan Street Gender Male Age 79 Marital Status Widowed Race White Occupation Custodian Birth Date 17 Aug 1870 Birthplace , , Illinois Funeral Home West End Funeral Home Burial Place Homewood, , Illinois Cemetery Oak Lawn (Known as Homewood Memorial Gardens) Father's Name Edwin Kendall Mother's Name Martha Chatfield Informant's Name Arthur E Kendall Entry Number 92 ----- Find A Grave Memorial# 176070481 ===== USA Census, 1900 Name Arthur E Kendall Event Place Crete Township Crete & Steger villages, Will, Illinois Gender Male Age 30 Marital Status Married Race White Relationship to Head of Household Head Years Married 4 Birth Date Aug 1870 Birthplace Illinois Marriage Year (Estimated) 1896 Father's Birthplace New York Mother's Birthplace Indiana Arthur E Kendall Head M 30 Illinois Lena Kendall Wife F 24 Illinois Arthur E Kendall Jr. Son M 2 Illinois ----- USA Census, 1910 Name Arthur E Kendall Event Place Crete, Will, Illinois Gender Male Age 38 Marital Status Married Race White Relationship to Head of Household Head Birth Year (Estimated) 1872 Birthplace Illinois Father's Birthplace Illinois Mother's Birthplace Illinois Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 3 Arthur E Kendall Head M 38 Illinois Lena Kendall Wife F 34 Illinois Arthur E Kendall Jr. Son M 11 Illinois Edith M Kendall Dau F 9 Illinois Marion L Kendall Dau F 6 Illinois William J Kendall Son M 2 Illinois ----- USA Census, 1920 Name A E Kendall Event Place Chicago Ward 1, Cook (Chicago), Illinois Gender Male Age 48 Marital Status Married Race White Can Read Yes Can Write Yes Relationship to Head of Household Head Own or Rent Own Birth Year (Estimated) 1872 Birthplace Illinois Father's Birthplace New York Mother's Birthplace New York Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 14 A E Kendall Head M 48 Illinois Lena Kendall Wife F 43 Illinois Arthur Kendall Son M 21 Illinois Edith Kendall Dau F 18 Illinois Marion Kendall Dau F 15 Illinois William Kendall Son M 12 Illinois ----- USA Census, 1930 Name Arthur E Kendall Event Place Chicago Heights, Cook, Illinois Gender Male Age 59 Marital Status Married Race White Relationship to Head of Household Head Birth Year (Estimated) 1871 Birthplace Illinois Mother's Birthplace Indiana Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 17 Arthur E Kendall Head M 59 Illinois Lena Kendall Wife F 54 Illinois Arthur Kendall Son M 31 Illinois Lyle Kendall Son M 5 Illinois Leatrice Kendall Dau F 0 Illinois Marion Kendall Dau F 26 Illinois |
| Spouse of Dorothy Millicabt CHATFIELD 1892-1967 |
| Cremation Memorial Plot: Palm Court - Wall of Memories Panel R - 0035 Find A Grave Memorial# 125388374 |
| Illinois, Cook County, Obituaries Deceased Name Edith K Hellriegel Event Type Obituary Event Date 1977 Event Place Cook, Illinois Event Place (Original) Cook, Illinois Gender Female Relationship to Deceased Deceased Birth Date 14 Feb 1901 Birthplace Crete, , Death Date 18 Aug 1977 Death Place Joliet, , Newspaper The Star Spouse and Children Frank Husband Male Mrs Jacqueline Freeh Daughter Female Kenneth Son Male Parents and Siblings Mrs Marion Muirhead Sister Female Arthur Kendall Brother Male Others on Record Reverend H D Mitchell Non Relative Unknown |
| Father's Birthplace Connecticut Mother's Birthplace New York ===== USA Census, 1860 Name E R Kendall Event Place Momence, Kankakee, Illinois Gender Male Age 25 Race White Birth Year (Estimated) 1835 Birthplace N. Y. Page 143 E R Kendall M 25 N. Y. Martha C Kendall F 26 Ind. Jennie Kendall F 1 Ill. Harmon Willis M 20 N. Y. Celia Willis F 18 N. Y. ----- USA Census, 1880 Name Edwin R Kendall Event Place Momence, Kankakee, Illinois Gender Male Age 44 Marital Status Married Race White Occupation Atty Relationship to Head of Household Self Birth Year (Estimated) 1836 Birthplace New York Father's Birthplace Connecticut Mother's Birthplace New York Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 65 Person Number 0 Volume 1 Edwin R Kendall Self M 44 New York Martha C Kendall Wife F 46 Indiana William C Kendall Son M 19 Illinois Arthur E Kendall Son M 9 Illinois Nellie Grant Kendall Dau F 7 Illinois Jamie B Kendall Son M 6 Illinois Tillie Margus Other F 16 Germany |
| Illinois, County Marriages Name Edwin R Kendall Event Type Marriage Event Date 22 Feb 1858 Event Place Kankakee, Illinois Event Place (Original) Kankakee, Illinois Gender Male Spouse's Name Martha Chatfield Spouse's Gender Female |
| Marriage not found. |
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