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Dr. Robert Burns Keppler Dies At 80

author on Aug 23, 2011

Dr. Robert Burns Keppler

Dr. Robert Burns Keppler of Westhampton Beach and 
Jupiter, Florida, died on Thursday, August 18. He was 80.

Born April 5, 1931, in New York City, he attended St. Paul’s School and Garden City High School, and graduated from Hobart College and Case Western Reserve Dental School. He also served as a lieutenant 
commander in the U.S. Navy.

Dr. Keppler practiced dentistry and resided in Garden City and Westhampton Beach. He was a lifelong boater, skier and very devoted family 
man. “Doc” to friends and 
family, he was known for his concern for others and his love of life.

Dr. Keppler is survived by his wife of 59 years, Sally Mooney; children, Elizabeth Keppler 
McCloy and her husband Mark Charles McCloy of Illinois and Kimberlee Overlander and 
her husband Keith Francis Overlander of Manhasset; and 
grandchildren, Billy, Kacie, 
Elizabeth, Jake and Kevin.

A private burial will be held at Locust Valley Cemetery on August 27, followed by a memorial service at 3 p.m., at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Quiogue.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Holy Cross Church 
and School, 329 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036.

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