Marceline Margaret Kemper

Marceline Margaret (Marcie) Kemper (nee Hatchet) passed away peacefully on February 27, 2025 at the age of 104.

Born in 1922, she met Robert George (Bob) Kemper while working at a pharmacy in Cambridge, MN. Bob, a pharmacist, opened Kemper Drug in Elk River, MN, where the couple lived, raised their children, and often worked together at the store. Bob enlisted in the US Navy after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and was sent to sea, serving in various areas of the world, including New Zealand.

First with Bob and later on her own, Marcie spent her final years as a resident of Waverly Gardens in North Oaks, Minnesota.

A loving mother of five, Marcie was preceded in death by her husband Bob, son Thomas (Tom) Kemper and daughter Catherine (Kay) Kemper. She is survived by her three remaining children Janet (Jan) Bartelt, Michele (Micki) Nelson, and Bernard (Buzz) Kemper. In addition, Marcie has five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Her burial service was attended by a small family gathering and officiated by Father Mike Kellogg of Mary of the Visitation Church in Big Lake, MN. Marcie rests in Our Lady of the Lake Cemetery next to husband Bob and son Tom.