Warren Benedict Kempff's Obituary
Warren Benedict Kempff, at the age of 89, went to be with our Lord on Friday, March 21, 2008.
Born in New Orleans, LA on September 15, 1918, to the late Otto V. Kempff and the late Leona Senac Kempff, he was a graduate of Jesuit High School. He was a Sergeant in the Army Air Force from 1942 until 1945 and then a member of the IBEW, Local 130, for 67 years.
He was the beloved husband of Wilma “Billie” Dawsey Kempff; the father of Diane Kempff Blaylock, Michelle Kempff Lutenbacher and the late Ronald Warren Kempff; father-in-law of Russell L. Blaylock, MD; grandfather of Ron L. Blaylock, Damien R. Blaylock, Kori C. Lutenbacher and Abbie M. Lutenbacher; grandfather-in-law to Lindsay Nusloch Blaylock; and the great-grandfather of Gabriel W. Blaylock, Declan D. Blaylock and Susanna A. Blaylock. He was the brother of the late Otto A. Kempff, the late Alvin S. Kempff and the late Yvonne K. Roux.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend a Funeral Mass on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 12:30 PM from the Chapel at E.J. Fielding Funeral Home Inc., 2260 W. 21st. Ave., Covington, LA 70433.
Visitation on Tuesday will begin at 11:00 AM.
Interment will follow in Lake Lawn Park Mausoleum, 5454 Pontchartrain Blvd., Metairie, LA.
Memorials may be sent to St. Joseph Hospice, 19405 Helenberg Road, Suite 206, Covington, LA 70433.
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