Ashley Keppers

Ashley Rose Keppers, infant, of Sauk Centre, passed away after complications from heart problems on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, December 19 at United Methodist Church in Sauk Centre.

Friends and family may visit from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Sauk Centre and from 12 to 1 p.m. Friday at the church in Sauk Centre.

Ashley Rose was born November 4, 2014 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Brian Keppers and Cheryl Stansbury. She was a joy to the family and will be forever missed. She brought lots of life to her family and the family would like those coming to the funeral to wear cheerful clothes in her honor.

An Angel in the Book of Life wrote down my Baby's birth then whispered as she closed the Book, "Too Beautiful for Earth…"

Survivors include her parents, Brian Keppers and Cheryl Stansbury of Sauk Centre; brothers and sisters, Amy, Trevor, Nicholas, Sarah, Zachary, Justine, and Justin all at home; grandparents, Robert and Jeanette Stansbury of Sauk Centre, Dan and Linda Zins of Osakis, and Richard Krueger of Long Prairie; great-grandmother, Jeannette Nier of Little Falls; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Ashley Rose was preceded in death by her great-grandparents, Ernest and Eveline Stansbury, Robert and Marvel Barchenger, and Herbert Keppers.

Serving as casket bearers will be Daniel Mahn and Chris Keppers.

We would like to express our heartfelt appreciation to the doctors and nurses for the kindness and wonderful care you gave Ashley Rose and her family at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital. Of course we are very saddened by her death, but we are comforted in knowing that she received the best care available. A big thank you to the staff at the Ronald McDonald House for their comfort and support during our long days. We will never forget your kindness.