----Source: St. Petersburg Times, Florida - March 20, 1995

HEPNER, IRENE L., 82, of Crystal River, died Saturday [March 18, 1995]. Born in Burnett Junction, Wis., she came here 14 years ago from Harwood Heights, Ill., and retired after 47 years as a registered nurse. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and its Ladies Guild, Beverly Hills, the American Nurses Association, the Illinois Nurses Association and the American Association of Industrial Nurses. She was past president of the American Association of Retired Persons 2798, Crystal River, and served on the Citrus County Transportation Committee. Survivors include two sons, Ronald, Oak Park, Ill, and Alvin, Round Lake, Ill.; a brother, William Butterbrodt, Loyal, Wis.; three sisters, Loraine Brown, Fall Creek, Wis., Dahlia Susa, Greenwood, Wis., and Beverly Stermel, Eau Claire, Wis.; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Fero Funeral Home, Beverly Hills.