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Mary Ann Kempf, age 79, of Boonville, died Thursday, October 24, 2019.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 29, at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Rosary will be held at 5 p.m., with visitation following until 8 p.m., on Monday, October 28, at Howard Funeral Home in Boonville.

Memorial Contributions are suggested to SS. Peter and Paul Church, SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery, or Parkinson’s Foundation.

Mary Ann is preceded in death by her parents, Clem and Anna Otto; brothers, Joseph and Jerome Otto; and sister, Margaret Mary Stoving.

She is survived by her husband, Jerry Ray Kempf, of the home; sons, Timothy (Jacquelyn) Kempf, of Wichita, Kansas, and Anthony (Teresa) Kempf, of De Soto, Kansas; daughters, Nanci (Greg) Williams, of Boonville, and Gretchen (Jeffery) Stove, of Shawnee, Kansas; brothers, John (Carol) Otto, of Jefferson City, and Gary (Mary Ann) Otto, of St. Elizabeth; bother-in-law, Richard Stoving, of Florissant; sisters, Ann (Gary) Dake, of Jefferson City, and Barbara (Edmund) Martin, of Jefferson City; sister-in-law, Sally Otto, of Dunedin, Florida; grandchildren, Sean Kempf, Katie (Derek) Libby, Courtney Kempf, Drew Kempf, Thomas Kempf, Matthew Kempf, Jessica Kempf, Kaitlyn Williams, Kelly Williams, Kelsie Williams, Kristen Williams, Ty Kempf, Torri Kempf, Tatum Kempf, Julian Longerich, Ben Stove, Joshua Stove and Emily Stove.