Judith L Meves Kemptar

Judith Meves Kemptar, of Cairo died May 1, 2023, at her home. 

Funeral Services will be 10:30 AM May 9, 2023, at First Baptist Church in Cairo with Pastor Jack Boling officiating. Interment will follow at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Cairo. Apfel Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Visitation will be from 4-7 PM on Monday, May 8, 2023, at First Baptist Church in Cairo. Memorials are suggested to the family, the Cairo Quick Response Team, or The Gathering Place.

Judy was born on June 15, 1939, in Grand Island, Nebraska to Detlef and Evelyn (Sheaff) Meves. She grew up in Grand Island and attended Grand Island Senior High where she graduated in 1957. She also attended Grand Island Business School and Duchesne College in Omaha.

Judy was united in marriage to Charles Elwood Kemptar on December 29, 1961, in Hebron, Nebraska. After which the couple lived on the Kemptar Ranch in Ravenna “St. Michael”, Nebraska. She spent her days on the ranch raising her four children. Charlie and Judy loved to play cards, dance, and bowled in a couple’s league.

She was a member of the Methodist Church but loved attending various Churches in Cairo. She was also a member of the Eastern Star, Job’s Daughters, Loup Valley Izaak Walton League, and the Hall County Extension Club. Judy enjoyed taking pictures of anyone who would smile for the camera, and she loved her grandchildren and many others who called her “Grandma Judy.” Judy and Charlie explored new hunting adventures when they went on several hunting trips to Colorado and Montana.

Judy is survived by her son, William (Kimberly) Kemptar of Ravenna, NE; daughters: Carla (John) Stokes of Cario, NE and Kristin (Rob) Schultz of Cairo; six grandchildren: Brandon (Liz) Blake, Tiffany (Jarrod) Jacobsen, Taylor (Kyle) Schultz, Paige Blake, Megan (Craig) Hudiburgh, and Trey Schultz; four great grandchildren: Greysen Blake, Bennett Blake, Oaklyn Jacobsen, and Eliana Blake; and sister, Jacquelyn Alms of Omaha, NE.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Charles Kemptar; parents, Detlef and Evelyn Meves; brother, John Meves; and daughter, Elizabeth Sattler.